This volume 2 of the "culture and development" series takes the discourse on, from the complex issues of "cultural identity" to the worldwide human problems seeming from the development planner's unminddfulness of endogenous cultures. It questions the modern methods of development which evolved from the experience of the industrialized world, have brought about neither peace nor harmony, neither alleviation of poverty nor socio-economic equality. The author spell out not only the urgency of integrating endogenous cultural ...
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This volume 2 of the "culture and development" series takes the discourse on, from the complex issues of "cultural identity" to the worldwide human problems seeming from the development planner's unminddfulness of endogenous cultures. It questions the modern methods of development which evolved from the experience of the industrialized world, have brought about neither peace nor harmony, neither alleviation of poverty nor socio-economic equality. The author spell out not only the urgency of integrating endogenous cultural dimension into the paragigms of development, but also the revelance of linking development, with the ethical basis of life and living. Also included in the volume are several case studies, with special reference to the asian situation.
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