Power and Visibility: Development and the Invention and Management of the Third World

@article{Escobar1988PowerAV,
  title={Power and Visibility: Development and the Invention and Management of the Third World},
  author={Arturo Andr{\'e}s Hern{\'a}ndez Escobar},
  journal={Cultural Anthropology},
  year={1988},
  volume={3},
  pages={428-443}
}
  • A. Escobar
  • Published 1 November 1988
  • Sociology
  • Cultural Anthropology
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