Governing Rural Development: Discourses and Practices of Self-help in Australian Rural Policy

摘要: In recent decades, the responsibility for initiating regeneration programmes has been placed firmly in hands of rural communities, with rationale being that local people are best to know their own problems and, consequently, develop solutions. Despite popularity this approach, self-help approach its and can be seen as an attempt by governments reduce public spending. This book provides a critical account discourses practices contemporary development policies Australia other western nations. Although it examines moves beyond straightforward exposition impediments self-help. Instead, taking Foucauldian governmentality perspective, puts forward theoretical analysis concept, assessing means governing advanced liberal manner. It argues should not regarded either empowerment or abandonment citizens shrinking state, but rather application new ways thinking about acting upon development.