The relativistic attitude in development

Reflections on the implementation of the Ethiopian multinational Constitution

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ID6136429
AuthorsMarco Bassi (0000-0003-0610-6087, Italian Society of Physiotherapy, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume21
Issue2
Publication date2019-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchivio antropologico mediterraneo (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2038-3215 • E-ISSN: 2038-3215
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/aam.2319
OpenAlexW2998032977
LanguageEN
References cited52

Under the development approach that targets economic growth as its sole objective the marginalised groups may seriously be impacted. The developmental policy adopted since 1991 in Ethiopia illustrates it in relation to small-holding farmers, pastoralists and ethnic minorities. At the international level, alternative development paradigms have evolved along with progress in human rights. This article shows that the corrective measures have been informed by a growing ‘relativistic’ attitude, consisting in giving consideration to the relevance of specific articulations of culture, formal or informal norms and local conditions. The relativistic attitude is first defined and then considered in terms of compatibility with the Ethiopian multinational Constitution, adopted in 1995 but never really implemented. Under the pressure of the Qeerroo movement the ruling coalition in Ethiopia is today opening up to democracy and effective decentralisation. There is today a concrete possibility to revise the country’s developmental policy, in line with the Constitution and respecting second and third generation human rights

Constitution · Development (topology · Mathematical analysis · Multinational corporation · Political science · African history and culture analysis · Global Peace and Security Dynamics · Human Rights and Development · Law · Mathematics

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