Hylomorphism, complexity and development: planner, artisan,or modern prince?

This paper examines problems of development in the light of two opposed concepts identified in John Protevi's examination of the philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari. It is argued that much development practice is informed by the concept of hylomorphism, which is ‘the doctrine that production is the i...

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Publicado en:Third World Quarterly Vol. 27; no. 3; pp. 421 - 442
Autor principal: Parfitt, Trevor
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Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Apr2006
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