{"product_id":"9780745333946-the-violence-of-development","title":"The Violence of Development","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eResource Depletion, Environmental Crises and Human Rights Abuses in Central America\u003cbr\u003eCompelling analysis revealing the endemic violence and systematic impoverishment at the heart of 'development'.\u003cbr\u003eThis book examines the failure of 'development' in Central America, where despite billions of dollars of development funding and positive indicators of economic growth, poverty remains entrenched and violence endemic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Mowforth shows how development is predicated on force and systematic violence, through which the world's most powerful governments, financial institutions and companies punish the global south. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrucially, the analysis in The Violence of Development comes from many development project case studies and over sixty interviews with a range of people in Central America, including nuns, politicians, NGO representatives, trade unionists, indigenous leaders and human rights defenders. This book is a compelling synthesis of first-hand research and development theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449802502518,"sku":"9780745333946","price":25.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33146296.jpg?v=1760446717","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780745333946-the-violence-of-development","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}