“Book is about how particular understandings of political economy have contributed, and continue to contribute, to the unintended outcomes and counter-productive consequences of development efforts and, crucially, what can and should be done instead. It is excellent and, I think, should be read widely by development practitioners and international development scholars alike, as well as by those with a more ... Read moregeneral interest in developing political strategies that seek to challenge and transform existing sets of power relations.” (Stephen Bates, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Vol. 46 (1), 2016) Show Less