The will to improve : governmentality, development, and the practice of politics / Tania Murray Li.

Author/creator Li, Tania, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2007.
Descriptionxii, 374 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

Contents List of acronyms -- Glossary of INdonesian terms -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction : the will to improve -- Contradictory positions -- Projects, practices, and effects -- Formations of capital and identity -- Rendering technical? -- Politics in contention -- Provocation and reversal -- Development in the age of neoliberalism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Biography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [337]-365) and index.
LCCN 2006035585
ISBN9780822340089 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822340089 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822340270 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0822340275 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD82.L483 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold