Anthropology and development: Evil twin or moral narrative?

Human Organization

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 299-313

  Gow, David D ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development anthropology; Engagement; Ethics; Meaning; Praxis; Values

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; DEVELOPMENT THEORY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ETHICS; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0036994297     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.61.4.abpjl35dc4k6aqb8     Document Type: Article

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