Journal Article

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Knowledge is Power? The Use and Abuse of Information in Development

Published on 1 May 1994

This IDS Bulletin is concerned with the use and abuse of information in development planning and policy-making. The conventional wisdom that more and better information automatically leads to improved policy an practice is challenged.

Issues considered include: the political and economic neutrality of information; whose reality counts, and, who gains from ignorance. It includes articles on use of information in the health and environment sectors, and in food security planning.

Publication details

published by
IDS
authors
Davies, S.
journal
IDS Bulletin, volume 25, issue 2
isbn
0265 5012

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