Festival Elephants and the Myth of Global Poverty [Paperback]by D. Glynn CochraneThis book is OUT OF PRINT You may be able to find a copy at ABE Books Description of Festival Elephants and the Myth of Global PovertyThis supplemental text for cultural and applied anthropology courses offers a critical look at the compelling issue of global aid. The author draws on his many years as a development anthropologist to show how the Festival Elephants of development aid are wasting time and money instead of helping to solve poverty. The book rails against the idea that there is only one kind of global poverty (and one single solution). Instead, through his travels to places like the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, the Cook Islands, and Tanzania, the author shows that poverty is locally experienced and contextually variable. Chapters take the reader with Cochrane to the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, the Cook Islands, and Tanzania, providing vivid lessons about local poverty and development interventions along the way. In the last chapter, Cochrane draws on his ten years of experience as Social Advisor to Rio Tinto, one of the worlds largest mining companies to show how fieldwork-based community relations, following an anthropological model, are an effective way to prevent and alleviate poverty.Title Information
Write a review of this book Customer Reviews from AmazonAbout D. Glynn CochraneGlynn Cochrane, a renowned development anthropologist, was trained at Oxford University. He taught at Syracuse University and other institutions worldwide. He has worked for development agencies in the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Sri Lanka, the Cook Islands, and Tanzania. As Senior Social Advisor for Rio Tinto, he developed the company's community relations approach. His books include Big Men and Cargo Cults, What We Can Do for Each Other, Development Anthropology, and The Cultural Appraisal of Development Projects. He is currently Senior Advisor to Rio Tinto on Community Relations. |
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