Amazon.com: Dominating Knowledge: Development, Culture, and Resistance (WIDER Studies in Development Economics): 9780198286943: Marglin, Frédérique Apffel, Marglin, Stephen A.: Books
Investigating the ways development strategies have affected traditional cultural values and social practices, this scholarly and imaginative collection of essays critically examines the role of Western technology in development. The contributors include S. Marglin, A. Appadurai, A. Nandy, S. Viswanathan, F. Apffel Marglin, and T. Banuri.
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Haven't read the book yet, but it is a shame that a work that touches upon such an important topic is priced like this. In some countries paying for this book means eating less during a whole month. Would the authors oppose a cheaper edition?