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Nation branding and development : poverty panacea or business as usual?
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Browning, Christopher S. (2016) Nation branding and development : poverty panacea or business as usual? Journal of International Relations and Development, 19 (1). pp. 50-75. doi:10.1057/jird.2014.14 ISSN 1408-6980.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jird.2014.14
Abstract
According to nation branding consultants, problems of underdevelopment and global inequality are, to a significant extent, a product of the negative images peddled by charities and the broader development industry. While such images secure donations, it is argued they deter more sustainable investments. In contrast, consultants argue that concerted nation-branding strategies offer much better solutions to problems of underdevelopment. This article subjects such claims to critical examination and argues that while the diagnosis of the problem may have some merit, the solution offered is more problematic. This is because nation-branding practices are inherently status quo oriented and reflective of a neoliberal understanding of the nature of (under)development. Moreover, nation branding also entails a troubling commodification of identity and culture as well as unsettling implications in respect of extant understandings of ‘good governance’. Finally, the article suggests that the dichotomy drawn between aid and nation branding cannot be upheld; rather, it is a device used to legitimise a market for the services of nation-branding consultants.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DT Africa H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Developing countries , Africa , Globalization | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of International Relations and Development | ||||||
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan Ltd. | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1408-6980 | ||||||
| Official Date: | January 2016 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 19 | ||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 50-75 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1057/jird.2014.14 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 November 2016 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 3 November 2016 |
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