Culture and Public Action

Contents......Page 5
Preface......Page 7
Contributors......Page 11
1. Culture and Public Action: Relationality, Equality of Agency, and Development......Page 19
2. How Does Culture Matter?......Page 53
3. The Capacity to Aspire: Culture and the Terms of Recognition......Page 75
4. Traditional Culture—Let’s Hear No More About It......Page 101
5. Appendix to Douglas: Cultural Theory and Development Studies......Page 126
6. Cultural Obstacles to Economic Development: Often Overstated, Usually Transitory......Page 131
7. Cultural Goods Are Good for More than Their Economic Value......Page 154
8. The Intellectual History of Culture and Development Institutions......Page 179
9. Culture, Poverty, and External Intervention......Page 201
10. Participatory Development:Where Culture Creeps In......Page 226
11. State Policies and Women’s Agency in China, the Republic of Korea, and India, 1950–2000: Lessons from Contrasting Experiences......Page 250
12. HIV/AIDS and Culture: Implications for Policy......Page 276
13. Political Culture and Development......Page 297
14. Relief and an Understanding of Local Knowledge: The Case of Southern Sudan......Page 323
15. The Mayan Movement and National Culture in Guatemala......Page 344
16. Conclusion: Implications of a Cultural Lens for Public Policy and Development Thought......Page 375
References......Page 389
Index......Page 431