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Problemisation of poverty is socially constructed. It genesis is colonialism and the fundamental of modernisation theory which led to world bank post world war reconstruction etc. Modernisation ideology as stated has sociological grounding from Emile Durkheim 18th century English enlightenment and later Walt Rostow stages of economic growth. Dependency theory explained the notion of resource flow from a periphery of poor and underdevelopedto a core of wwealthy states enriching at the expense of the former. Burama Walter Rodney becomes the authority in this historical analysis. Post development theory mote reflect western-Northern hegemony over the rest of the world. Post development theorists like Arturo Escobar have challenge the meaning of development and question development as a colonial discourse that depicted North as advanced and progressive and the South Africa Asia and South America as degenerate and primitive. It is this notion that shape Harry Truman and the World Bank- the old imperialism and exploitation for exploitation. Burama as stated before economic and political drivers. The only narrative is demographic indicators downplaying international economy and related issues.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 09:36:33 -0400
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Subject: Re: What's Our Make-up & How Was/Is It Managed
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AbdouKarim
Good contributions. I'm not familiar with those studies but good to know/learn.Looking forward to more from you.RegardsBurama
On Friday, May 30, 2014, abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Burama
I am at work but will reply to you aggregate variables of mismanagement and poverty. You are out firing your guns. Your variables dies not fit a statistical test because you neglected international political economy. Your discourse is local and that is the blame game mismanagement. Burama we are resource poor country we have wider issues of public administration beyond the mismanagement. Issues of public mismanagement is not only putting in place legalise instructions of public administration but enforcement of the rule. Burama we are poor because international political economic factors and its drivers. Problematisation of poverty and dependence theory from walter Rodney and post development thoeorisation Escorbar should have help us how we look at our problems.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 07:32:20 -0400
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Subject: Re: What's Our Make-up & How Was/Is It Managed
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AbdouKarim
I didn't reference any publication. I did cited some sources of the numbers - not all of them.In fact my original question is not about population but given what the country had as resources including human capital - are we poor and/or mismanaged.You picked the angle that interest you or assumed what I/we are alluding to. I used we because Demba shared.Mind is more political factors (choices made by our governments) than anything else.Regardless increase in population on a finite resources means reduction either in quality or quantity or both. That's an establish fact - not an unproven theory or opinion.Burama
On Friday, May 30, 2014, abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Burama
I am not downplaying factor in resource utilisation. It is the publication that you reference that are giving us the only dominant narrative framing of population growth nexus natural resources causation. It becomes the only acceptable hypothesis. The resulting factor such as poverty international political economic power and power relation of resource use and control id always negated.
Date: Fri, 30 May 2014 07:05:46 -0400
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AbdouKarim
You may have a point and am not disputing.Regardless increasing demand of any resources means scarcity. Population is one of the variables that with any increase will reduce either quality or quantity of a said resource. I have not seen a study that puts every blame of land degradation on population but surely a factor.Yes we are agrarian. Isn't that people in need of land for food production - hence more/faster depletion. As humans we can change from agrarian and/or improve on techniques. Isn't that management?International trade and debt, especially debt servicing for The Gambia is a problem. Again proper and inform management should ameliorate some of those problems. On the flip side trade is not only good but important.Fair trade is more a political phenomenon than it's economic. In economics trade is anchored on comparative advantage theorem.Unless you totally exclude and/or downplay the role of population increase we are in agreement.RegardsBurama
On Friday, May 30, 2014, abdoukarim sanneh <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Burama
That is neomalthusian narrative. Population growth is always use as the cause and the results factor is negated. The results to resource degradation is beyond demographiTo Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask]');" target="_blank">[log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
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