Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. How good or bad is global development and when will we know it? Some thoughts on complex assessments 19
5. “Fallacies of misplaced concreteness”? History in post-war environmental arguments 47
6. A mixed blessing? Phosphate mining, development, and the discourse of Nauruan wealth 73
7. Initial failure, late success? Short-term and long-term effects of Nehruvian development policy 93
8. A Gateway of Development: San Pedro’s New Port project and continuing histories of Development in South-West Côte d’Ivoire 115
9. Narratives of global fat: Aarhus Oliefabrik and United Plantations Company 139
10. Ambivalent development: FELDA and the politics of smallholder welfare 159
11. Peacekeeping dilemmas and contested realities: The unraveling of MINUSMA amidst a perception crisis 183
12. Contesting tales and traditions: Two case studies of development ideals in Brazil (1940 – 1950) 207
13. The perils of abundance: The unintended consequences of plentiful food in the modern United States 227
14. Finding oil for the developing world: Maurice Strong, the environment, and the International Energy Development Corporation (IEDC), 1979 – 1983 249