Development discourse and global history : from colonialism to the sustainable development goals / Aram Ziai

Introduction -- Poststructuralism, discourse and power -- From "civilising mission" to "development" -- An archaeology of development knowledge -- The concept of "development" and why it should be abandoned -- Development discourse : appropriation and tactical polyvalence -- The transformation of development discourse : participation, sustainability, heterogeneity -- From "development" to "globalisation" -- World Bank discourse and poverty reduction -- "Development" : projects, power and a poststructuralist perspective -- Millennium Development Goals -- Justice, not development. Sen and the hegemonic framework for ameliorating global inequality -- Migration management as development aid? The IOM and the international migration and development initiative -- The post-2015 agenda and the sustainable development goals : the persistence of development discourse -- Conclusion: the contribution of discourse analysis to development studies