In Humanitarian Development Paradigm, Wilfred L. David makes a plea for the fundamental reorientation of the economics that guide conventional development discourse, moving toward an emancipatory conversation focusing on human well-being or people-centered liberation. His paradigm-altering vision elevates core human values, guaranteed rights, and global justice in development thinking, practice, and policy.
Wilfred L. David holds a D.Phil in Economics from the University of Oxford. He is Graduate Professor of Economics and African Studies at Howard University, Washington, DC.
Chapter 1 Tables and FiguresChapter 2 PrefaceChapter 3 AcknowledgmentsChapter 4 Paradigms and People: Why are We So Rich and They So Poor?; Economism and Humanism; The Humanitarian Perspective; The Epistemological TransitionChapter 5 Global Asymmetries and Human Deprivation: The Global Development Antinomy; Globalism of Displacement; Persistent PovertyChapter 6 Goal-Oriented Human Futures: Quest for Human Well-Being; The Moral Imperative; The Right to DevelopmentChapter 7 Institutional Transformation: State, Market, and People; Development from BelowChapter 8 Epilogue: From Bottom to TopChapter 9 BibliographyChapter 10 IndexChapter 11 About the Author