Reviews for The post-development reader

The average rating for The post-development reader based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-10-12 00:00:00 KEVIN AYVAR I liked many of the things the authors had to say, but I can't ultimately get behind the relativism it advocates (ie, let's return to 'communal society' and have the 'respected elders' run the show).

Review # 2 was written on 2011-02-13 00:00:00 Ray Mond This was such a thought provoking read and an eye opener on so many levels. Maybe I shouldn't rate this one whatsoever because I didn't have enough time to read all essays (my friend who borrowed me while he was staying at my place had to leave and took his book) but the ones I've read were mind-blowing. I don't think I'd be able better to describe this book than what I've read on amazon (or I would be able if I haven't read description there): "This Reader brings together in a powerfully diverse, but ultimately coherent, statement some of the very best thinking on the subject by scholars and activists from both North and South. They provide a devastating critique of what the mainstream paradigm has in practice done to the peoples of the world and to their richly diverse and sustainable ways of living. They also present some of the essential ideas out of which the victims of development are now constructing new, humane, culturally and ecologically respectful modes of development."