... and socially. Therefore, there is a need to move beyond the antiquated thinking in terms of the Euro-centric development and modernity. Jan Pieterse offers his criticism of post-development as "flawed premises" on their positions. In breaking down the component elements of post-development, he questions whether this perspective is truly fruitful and tenable. While he acquiesces ... call to alternatives to development. Rather than disavowing aims to improve or ameliorate the livelihoods of people, what post-development thinkers mean is the rejection of what Matthews calls the post-World W...

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... the consumer is driving the changes. In this section I have attempted to outline the logic that lies behind the macro elements of The Globalisation Story. What the macro literature leaves us with are the following impressions: that "globalisation" is something that exists independently of any conversation about it, and has the capacity to force change on markets, nations, and firms; that the "solution" to ... Australia's case). The imaginary that is The Globalisation Story forms the justificatory framework for a host of actions by states, institutions, and individuals. I shall look at t...

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During the 1990s, literature on the international political economy was dominated by the idea of globalization. Dramatic decreases in transport costs and the rise of fast and cheap telecommunications technology have made geography less relevant and facilitated massive increases in global trade and new forms of multinational production. Whether or not such developments are good or bad is a topic of ongoing political debate. Some argue ... how resources were used, arguing that they had a right to self-governed development. Many aimed to produce an industrialized economy but in a way that was st...

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