This review examines how international development has been studied by anthropologists,
both as a particular form of institutional practice and as the terms of global economic and …

The literature on development nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) envisions an
alternative form of social organization, one that is more altruistic, more cooperative, and less …

Background Gender inequality and violence are not mutually exclusive phenomena but
complex loops affecting each other. Women in Nepal face several inequalities and violence …

NGOs set out to save lives, relieve suffering, and service basic human needs. They are
committed to serving people across national borders and without regard to race, ethnicity …

A big cat overthrows the Indian state and establishes a reign of terror over the residents of a
Himalayan town. A welfare legislation aimed at providing employment and commanding a …

In Kumaon in northern India, villagers set hundreds of forest fires in the early 1920s,
protesting the colonial British state's regulations to protect the environment. Yet by the …

How did the industrialized nations of North America and Europe come to be seen as the
appropriate models for post-World War II societies in Asia, Africa, and Latin America? How …

In the past few years scholarly discussions have characterized indigenous knowledge as a
significant resource for development. This article interrogates the concept of indigenous …

Emily T. Yeh's Taming Tibet is one of the best analyses of the contemporary socioeconomics
and politics of development of Tibet. The book is based on powerful ethnographic details …

For a long time anthropologists have contributed to the formulation of new development
policies and programmes to improve the living conditions of the underprivileged. Today …