Development Alternatives in Timor-Leste
Recasting Modes of Local Engagement
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2842908 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sam Carroll-Bell (0009-0007-7774-818X, RMIT University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 171 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 312-345 |
| Publication date | 2015-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bijdragen tot de taal- land- en volkenkunde / Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences of Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0006-2294 • E-ISSN: 2213-4379 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22134379-17102006 |
| OpenAlex | W833107057 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 28 |
Despite investing significant resources, the practice of development has struggled to secure positive, long-term outcomes for the people of Timor-Leste. More than a decade on from formal independence, much of the nation's population remains deeply impoverished and many human development challenges persist. This article attempts to answer two questions: First, why has development in Timor-Leste been unable to deliver more observable benefits and outcomes for the population at large? And second, how might development be reconfigured to be more effective? Drawing from statistical information, interviews, and case study material, this article argues that part of the 'problem' lies with development orthodoxy and its incapacity to recognize and adapt to settings where customary systems of local authority, practice, and belief remain important to social cohesion. Indeed, much may be gained by recasting the way development theory and practice views and interprets such practices, moving away from the idea of a series of cultural obstacles to acknowledging them as deeply embedded systems of meaning which continue to guide various aspects of East Timorese life
Cohesion (chemistry · Development economics · Development theory · Economic growth · Economics · Epistemology · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Meaning (existential · Orthodoxy · Political science · Population · Public relations · Sociology · Timor leste · International Development and Aid · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Peacebuilding and International Security
Anthropology and Development
Gender Planning and Development
Gender Mainstreaming in Poverty Eradication and the Millennium Development Goals
Encounters at the Interface
Powers of Exclusion
Land′s End
Surplus Possibilities
Enlivening development
Reconciliation
Historical Dictionary of East Timor
Perfect Order
Globalism, Nationalism, Tribalism
Reversed Realities
An Anthropological Critique of Development
Aquatic Identities, Fluid Economies
Victors, Villains and Victims
Adventures in Aidland. The anthropology of professionals in international development
Development, foreign aid and post-development in Timor-Leste
New Beginnings in East Timorese Forest Management
Democracy Old and New
Land and Life in Timor-Leste
Building State Failure in East Timor
Priests and Programmers
"Justice and Governance in East Timor
Encountering Development
Power and Visibility
Critical anthropological thought and the radical political imaginary today
Inventing Social Categories Through Place
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |