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Melkote, Srinivas R., 1952-

Communication for development in the Third World : theory and practice for empowerment / Srinivas R. Melkote, H. Leslie Steeves - Second edition - 422 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 379-408) and index

I: Introduction and overview -- Introduction to communication, development, and empowerment in the third world -- Evolution of the theory and practice of development communication -- II: Development discourse, modernization theory, and communication -- The enterprise of modernization and the dominant discourse of development -- Communication approach in the modernization of the third world -- III: Critical perspectives on communication and development -- Deconstructing the dominant paradigm of development -- Critique of communication approaches in third world development -- IV: Liberation perspectives on development -- Liberation theology and development -- Communication and spirituality in development -- V: Communication and empowerment -- Communication strategies for empowerment

"This completely revised edition builds on the framework provided by the earlier text. It traces the history of development communication, presents and critiques diverse approaches and their proponents, and provides ideas and models for development communication in the new century". --Publisher

ISBN: 0761994750 9780761994756 0761994769 9780761994763 8170369509 9788170369509 8170369517 9788170369516

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA132520 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Communication in economic development--Developing countries
Communication en d©♭veloppement ©♭conomique - Pays en voie de d©♭veloppement

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Developing countries--Economic policy

LC Class. No.: HD76 / .M45 2001

Dewey Class. No.: 338.90091724