"This book is a must-read exposé on the curious dance between post-development and the Global South. It depicts the question of theory for whom and for what purpose by examining how people engage with development and its alternatives in locations where dire circumstances like poverty, inequality, violence, and deprivation seem to warrant ‘more development’. The book offers highly recommended insights on how the notion of ambivalence is useful to a practical understanding of what (post)development means for people who encounter it daily."Nathan Andrews, Associate Professor of Political Science, McMaster University, Canada."This rich empirical collection offers an urgent challenge to post-development, showing how ambivalence – not brute desire nor repression – characterise how people in the global South really feel about development. This is essential reading requiring critical development scholars and students to depart from romantic and often unintentionally colonising approaches to understanding development’s failures."Samantha Balaton-Chrimes, Associate Professor of Politics, Deakin University, Australia.
