ben_hr on Nostr: "…the very language of development was transformed. Buzzwords like ...
"…the very language of development was transformed. Buzzwords like “empowerment,” “capacity-building,” and “participation” were stripped of political content and repackaged as apolitical tools of governance. The discourse no longer spoke of justice or structural inequality—it spoke instead of efficiency, best practices, and deliverables. In doing so, development became something done to people, rather than something done with or by them."
As aid ends, empire endures - Africa is a Country
https://www.africasacountry.com/2025/04/as-aid-ends-empire-enduresPublished at
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