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The Substance of Development The Substance of Development
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The Road to Rio and Back Again The Road to Rio and Back Again
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Development Turns to Positivism Development Turns to Positivism
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Looking Ahead Looking Ahead
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References References
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Extract
In contrast to the preceding sections, the subjects of environment and health are more rooted in the natural sciences. Each of the following chapters tackles a concept associated with the natural world, understanding and describing a biophysical reality independent of human agency or the values of society. At first glance, these are technical fields of knowledge and the domains of agronomists, water engineers, and medical practitioners. Some degree of familiarity with the tools of natural science inquiry is useful, including a comfort with quantitative measures, a critical perspective willing to subject theories to empirical testing, and a willingness to revisit or discard cherished explanations when they are proven false. Yet no reader should be discouraged from entering this section.
In keeping with the spirit of this volume, each chapter is written with the intention to offer something to both the casual and expert audience. The former may gain a basic understanding of each concept and appreciation for its key works and thinkers. The latter may gain insights into how each concept has contributed to the wider social and political dimensions of international development. Indeed although each of the authors refers to the natural world, each chapter quickly identifies how real life decisions over food, water, land, and health are intimately tied to the institutions society uses to govern itself. Thus this section illustrates the interplay of natural and social science, the porous membrane between an impartial “world without us” and the influence of the human condition.
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