What do you understand by the term development? Would all sections of society benefit from such a definition of development?
Discuss some of the social and ecological costs of the kind of development which has been pursued in most countries.
What are some of the new claims for rights which the process of development has generated?
What would be the advantages of democracy over other forms of government for ensuring that decisions regarding development are made to promote the common good?
In your view, how successful have popular struggles been in making the state responsive to the social and environmental costs of development? Discuss with examples.
