L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 34: Grameen Bank, Postdevelopment Theory, Class Stratification
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Rice farmer could be doing something different with life. Development taking something that is more traditional/backwards and moving them into a state of existence that is considered developed. Maybe the person is not backwards, takes skill, and competency; something we could either find value in or destigmatize. By the 1960s, african and latin american countries have gained independence. Moved these colonies into places of productivity led to economic growth. Global economic growth from trillion to trillion since the 1960s but what is. Growth? increased life expectancy of 15 years the gap has grown. But wealthiest quintile is 75 times richer than poorest, compared to 1960s. 200 people have 50% of all wealth. One picture of development is democratization of schools and health and the other is the reproduction of impoverished conditions. U. s foreign aid and human development largest foreign aid donor in the world.
