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Fallacies of Development

Author : Brij Mohan

Publisher : Atlantic Publishers & Dist

Page : 216 pages

File Size : 36,56 MB

Release : 2007

Category : Social change

ISBN : 9788126908295

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The Development Delusion In A Globalized Culture Is A Fascinating Subject For Informed Debate And Discussion. Fallacies Of Development Critiques The Contemporary Interventionist Approach To Social Development. It Offers A Hermeneutical System Of Linkages That Seeks To Connect Certain Dots Out Of The Box.The Kitsch Of Developmentalism Lacks Legitimacy, Coherence And Relevance In A Flattening Complex World. From Nation-Building To Globalization, Dualities Of Triumphs And Tribulations Mark A Neoglobal Order That Breeds De Developmentality Of Chaos. If September 11 Ominously Heralded The End Of A Civil Society, The Hegemonic Iraq Quagmire Represents A Perfect Storm.The Present Book Signifies The Symbiosis Of Human And Social Development As A Mega Project Of Global-Social Transformation. It Attempts To Offer A Better Understanding Of The Dialectics Of Oppression, Exclusion, And Other Socio-Political Conundrums That Incubate Global Unfreedom And Dehumanization. In Nine Symbiotic Chapters Organized Around Three Central Themes, The Book Examines The Paradoxy Of Development, Unravels Archeology Of The Axis Of Evil And Presents A Design Of New Social Development An Argument For The Conviviality Of A Post-Ideological Coexistence As A Synthesis Of Human-Social Development Toward Global Renaissance.The Book Calls For Enlightenment Ii, A New Epoch In The Evolution Of Human History Promoting Counter-Hegemonic Analyses, Policies And Programs. In A Hopelessly Divided World, The Re Emergence Of Barriers And Walls, Ubiquity Of Terror And Counter-Terror, And Pervasive Malaise Of Arrogance Will Not Deliver A World Without The Scourges Of Poverty, Intolerance And War. It S Not The Culture Of Poverty, It S The Poverty Of Culture That Continues To Bedevil Humanity. The Flickers Of New Social Development Offer A Way Out Of The Paralysis Of Hope That Thwarts Human And Social Progress. This Book Is A Compelling Reading For All Scientists, Intellectuals, Professionals, Policy Makers And Students Who Cherish A Dream Of The Future Worth Living.



Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering

Author : Robert L. Glass

Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional

Page : 218 pages

File Size : 39,79 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9780321117427

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Book Description

Regarding the controversial and thought-provoking assessments in this handbook, many software professionals might disagree with the authors, but all will embrace the debate. Glass identifies many of the key problems hampering success in this field. Each fact is supported by insightful discussion and detailed references.



Economic Facts and Fallacies

Author : Thomas Sowell

Publisher : Basic Books

Page : 295 pages

File Size : 37,50 MB

Release : 2011-03-22

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0465026303

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Thomas Sowell “both surprises and overturns received wisdom” in this indispensable examination of widespread economic fallacies (The Economist) Economic Facts and Fallacies exposes some of the most popular fallacies about economic issues-and does so in a lively manner and without requiring any prior knowledge of economics by the reader. These include many beliefs widely disseminated in the media and by politicians, such as mistaken ideas about urban problems, income differences, male-female economic differences, as well as economics fallacies about academia, about race, and about Third World countries. One of the themes of Economic Facts and Fallacies is that fallacies are not simply crazy ideas but in fact have a certain plausibility that gives them their staying power-and makes careful examination of their flaws both necessary and important, as well as sometimes humorous. Written in the easy-to-follow style of the author's Basic Economics, this latest book is able to go into greater depth, with real world examples, on specific issues.



Bernoulli's Fallacy

Author : Aubrey Clayton

Publisher : Columbia University Press

Page : 641 pages

File Size : 22,49 MB

Release : 2021-08-03

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 0231553358

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There is a logical flaw in the statistical methods used across experimental science. This fault is not a minor academic quibble: it underlies a reproducibility crisis now threatening entire disciplines. In an increasingly statistics-reliant society, this same deeply rooted error shapes decisions in medicine, law, and public policy with profound consequences. The foundation of the problem is a misunderstanding of probability and its role in making inferences from observations. Aubrey Clayton traces the history of how statistics went astray, beginning with the groundbreaking work of the seventeenth-century mathematician Jacob Bernoulli and winding through gambling, astronomy, and genetics. Clayton recounts the feuds among rival schools of statistics, exploring the surprisingly human problems that gave rise to the discipline and the all-too-human shortcomings that derailed it. He highlights how influential nineteenth- and twentieth-century figures developed a statistical methodology they claimed was purely objective in order to silence critics of their political agendas, including eugenics. Clayton provides a clear account of the mathematics and logic of probability, conveying complex concepts accessibly for readers interested in the statistical methods that frame our understanding of the world. He contends that we need to take a Bayesian approach—that is, to incorporate prior knowledge when reasoning with incomplete information—in order to resolve the crisis. Ranging across math, philosophy, and culture, Bernoulli’s Fallacy explains why something has gone wrong with how we use data—and how to fix it.



Economic Fallacies

Author : Frederic Bastiat

Publisher : Simon Publications

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 14,60 MB

Release : 2001-08-16

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9781931541022

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Book Description

This book, written by the celebrated nineteenth century French economist propagating free trade, reads as it was written yesterday.



The Thinker's Guide to Fallacies

Author : Linda Elder

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield

Page : 59 pages

File Size : 48,55 MB

Release : 2019-06-01

Category : Education

ISBN : 1538133776

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Book Description

The Thinker’s Guide to Fallacies introduces the concept of mental trickery and shows readers how to discern and see through forty-four different types of fallacies. Focusing on how human self-deception and manipulation lie behind fallacies, this guide builds reasoning skills and promotes fairminded, logical thought, discussions, and debate. As part of the Thinker’s Guide Library, this book advances the mission of the Foundation for Critical Thinking to promote fair-minded critical societies through cultivating essential intellectual abilities and virtues across every field of study across world.



Logically Fallacious

Author : Bo Bennett

Publisher : eBookIt.com

Page : 429 pages

File Size : 11,95 MB

Release : 2012-02-19

Category : Education

ISBN : 1456607375

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This book is a crash course in effective reasoning, meant to catapult you into a world where you start to see things how they really are, not how you think they are. The focus of this book is on logical fallacies, which loosely defined, are simply errors in reasoning. With the reading of each page, you can make significant improvements in the way you reason and make decisions. Logically Fallacious is one of the most comprehensive collections of logical fallacies with all original examples and easy to understand descriptions, perfect for educators, debaters, or anyone who wants to improve his or her reasoning skills. "Expose an irrational belief, keep a person rational for a day. Expose irrational thinking, keep a person rational for a lifetime." - Bo Bennett This 2021 Edition includes dozens of more logical fallacies with many updated examples.



Frontiers of Development Economics

Author : Gerald M. Meier

Publisher : World Bank Publications

Page : 596 pages

File Size : 36,92 MB

Release : 2001

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9780195215922

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Book Description

With contributions from 35 leading economists, this forward-looking book explores the future of development economics against the background of the past half-century of development thought and practice. Outstanding representatives of the past two generations of development economists assess development thinking at the turn of the century and look to the unsettled questions confronting the next generation.The volume offers a thorough analysis of the broad range of issues involved in development economics, and it is especially timely in its critique of what is needed in development theory and policy to reduce poverty. An overriding issue is whether in the future 'development economics' is to be regarded simply as applied economics or whether the nature and scope of development economics will constitute a need for a special development theory to supplement general economic theory.'Frontiers of Development Economics' is an ideal reference for all those working in the international development community.



Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes

Author : Bryan Bunch

Publisher : Courier Corporation

Page : 228 pages

File Size : 31,13 MB

Release : 2012-10-16

Category : Mathematics

ISBN : 0486137937

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Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics, and language, including being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox). 1982 edition.



Correcting Fallacies about Educational and Psychological Testing

Author : Richard P. Phelps

Publisher : American Psychological Association (APA)

Page : 312 pages

File Size : 17,78 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN :

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"Standardized testing bears the twin burden of controversy and complexity and is difficult for many to understand either dispassionately or technically. In response to this reality, Richard P. Phelps and a team of well-noted measurement specialists describe the current state of public debate about testing across fields, explain and refute the primary criticisms of testing, acknowledge the limitations and undesirable consequences of testing, provide suggestions for improving testing practices, and present a vigorous defense of testing as well as a practical vision for its promise and future." "Those who are charged with translating the science of testing into public information and policy - including administrators, social scientists, test publishers, professors, and journalists who specialize in education and psychology - will find a wealth of valuable information here with which to balance the debate."--BOOK JACKET.