We need new ideas to tackle old problems

FOR the Brazilian philosopher Paulo Freire underdevelopment is a state of mind. The challenge is to develop models that are holistic and environmentally and socially sustainable.

We need new ideas to tackle old problems

Our notion of development has been too narrow and, for the most part, economic.

It should also mean enabling people to enhance their own capabilities. There is a need for a far greater understanding of development and how society works. I am interested in balanced development. Regional development is still a geographical illusion. We must release power to the regions and maximise the development of the country as a whole. The question is no longer local, it has become worldwide.

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