Limn Number 9: Little Development Devices/Humanitarian Goods - Softcover

Limn, Limn

 
9781722299200: Limn Number 9: Little Development Devices/Humanitarian Goods
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1722299207 ISBN 13: 9781722299200
Verlag: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

This issue of Limn examines the recent profusion of micro-technologies in the worlds of humanitarianism and development, some focused on fostering forms of social improvement, others claiming to alleviate suffering, and many seeking to accomplish both. From water meters, micro-insurance and cash transfers, to solar lanterns, water filtration systems, and sanitation devices, examples proliferate across the early 21st century landscapes of international aid. Although small-scale endeavors are far from novel, today these devices are animated by different intellectual and moral energy, drawing on novel financial and organizational resources. Many blur distinctions between public and private interests, along with divisions between obligations, gifts and commodities. At the same time, they entail novel configurations of expertise, political obligation and forms of care. The articles in this issue explore these new convergences of developmental and humanitarian projects, alongside reworked relationships between experts, governments, and purported beneficiaries, focused on fostering “participation” and “partnerships” rather than nation-building.

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Verlag
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Erscheinungsdatum
2018
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1722299207
ISBN 13 
9781722299200
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
130
Herausgeber
Collier Stephen J., Cross Jamie, Redfield Peter, Street Alice
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