Two questions...
As I'm finally feeling a bit better - I've tackled my emails... A friend who's doing a Master's in International Development asked me these questions....
2) What does the word 'development' mean to you in terms of your country or in international terms or in terms of some country you know?
1) What does the word 'development' mean to you from a personal point of view, in terms of your own personal development?
I think it means to improve and enhance. I always think for me its about moving forwards - not necessarily rejecting the past but just continuing on a journey. I think that continuing development is how to be happy, that staying still isn't really possible or desirable. I don't necessarily think of this as improvement - more as a new phase.
2) What does the word 'development' mean to you in terms of your country or in international terms or in terms of some country you know?
Whenever I think of development in this context I always think of improvement - perhaps as I'm critical of most governments. I don't in either case consider development a rejection of history more a way of using the experiences of the past to enhance future endeavours. I always think of development in terms of co-operative venture rather than as an imposition.
Now these are my first thoughts - but these are good questions.
Now these are my first thoughts - but these are good questions.
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