Culture and public action
By: edited by Vijayendra Rao and Michael Walton
Contributors: Rao, Vijayendra; Walton, Michael, 1953-
Publisher: Stanford Social Sciences
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 442
Subjects: Culture; Economic development -- Social aspects; Developing countries -- Cultural policy
Description: "The anthropologists and economists in this volume contend that culture is central to development, and that cultural processes are neither inherently good nor bad and never static. Rather, they are contested and evolving, and can be a source of profound social and economic transformation through their influence on aspirations and collections action : yet they can also be exploitative, exclusionary, and can lead to inequality." "This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with the relationship between culture and economics, and the design and implementation of development policy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [373]-414) and index