ANTH 1102 1ST Edition Lecture 27 Outline of Last Lecture I. Threats to TigersII. India’s Colonial Legacy and its Relations to Tigersa. Pre-colonial South Asiab. Medieval South Asiac. Colonial South Asia (Now India)d. End of Colonial rule in Indiae. Post-Independencef. LiberalizationIII. Case Study: Melghat (tiger reserve and where Dan studies)Outline of Current Lecture IV. Development and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho?V. The “Country Profile”VI. Why Development Failures? The Anti-Politics Machine.VII. Dependency CycleVIII. Development, Neocolonialism, and Governance ProcessesCurrent LectureNeocolonialism (Finishing Up) Development and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho? (Ferguson 1994): 1. How do representations of Lesotho justify development interventions?2. Why has Lesotho development systematically failed?3. Why and How: The Anti-Politics Machine? Privileged group maintains control of a system; political action is madeto seem non-political and altruistic (done thru images and media)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.The “Country Profile”:- The “country profile” is the construction of a story of a needy and backwards Lesotho to justify outside intervention- However, when Ferguson experiences the “real” Lesotho it does not resemble the story—they can function without the help of others Why Development Failures? The Anti-Politics Machine.- “Country profile” is misleading- “Needs” satisfied are those of outside planners and political elite- Existing social and economic institutions are ignored- Narratives of crisis justify interventions - “Development” is not politically neutral; “Anti-Politics” Dependency Cycle:- Created thru “Country profiles” Keeps going…P = ProblemI = Intervention- Result: States gradually weaken; dependency on aid and management increases Development, Neocolonialism, and Governance Processes:- National politics- Economic growth- Market integration- Structural adjustmentIIPPIIPP Policy agreements Management Research
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