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Contours of a non-modernist discourse: the contested space of history and development

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  • Eiman Zein-Elabdin

    (Department of Economics, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA 17604, USA; Tel.: + 1-717-291-4045; fax: + 1-717-291-4369. e-zein@acad.fandm.edu)

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Conventionally, postcolonial analysis has been confined to the field of literary criticism and history. More recently, it has extended to philosophy and anthropology. Despite the powerful role that economics has played in shaping current conditions in formerly colonized regions, a postcolonial position has yet to be articulated in economics. This paper draws on postcolonial thought to explore the idea of "history" and its expression in economics through the discourse on "development." The paper argues for an understanding of economics as a cultural practice in order to open up possibilities for non-Western ideas and interpretations of economic phenomena.

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  • Eiman Zein-Elabdin, 2001. "Contours of a non-modernist discourse: the contested space of history and development," Review of Radical Political Economics, Union for Radical Political Economics, vol. 33(3), pages 255-263, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:reorpe:v:33:y:2001:i:3:p:255-263
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