Gilbert Rist (born 16 July 1938), is a Swiss honorary professor at the
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in
Geneva. He is best known for his study, ''The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith'', which criticizes
development
Development or developing may refer to:
Arts
*Development hell, when a project is stuck in development
*Filmmaking, development phase, including finance and budgeting
*Development (music), the process thematic material is reshaped
*Photographi ...
.
He holds a PhD from the Graduate Institute of International Studies.
Writings
English
*Gilbert Rist, ''The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith'', Expanded Edition, London: Zed Books, 2003
French (selection)
*(with Marie-Dominique PERROT and Fabrizio SABELLI), La Mythologie programmée, L’économie des croyances dans la société moderne, coll. Economie en liberté, PUF, Paris, 1992
*(with
Majid Rahnema and
Gustavo Esteva
Gustavo Esteva (born August 20, 1936 in Mexico City - died March 17, 2022 in Oaxaca was a Mexican people, Mexican activist, "deprofessionalized intellectual" and founder of the Universidad de la Tierra in the Mexico, Mexican city of Oaxaca (city) ...
), ''Le Nord perdu, Repères pour l’après-développement'', coll. Forum du développement, Editions d’En Bas, Lausanne, 1992
*''Le développement, Histoire d'une croyance occidentale'', Presses de Sciences Po, Paris, 1996 - also translated into Italian and Spanish
External links
See also
* Development criticism
1938 births
Swiss educators
Living people
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies alumni
Academic staff of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
People from Geneva
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