#10254. Reading development failure: experts and experiments at the bottom of the pyramid in Cape Town

September 2026publication date
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Abstract:
Many have argued that the technocratic apparatus of development is sustained–and not undermined–by its fallacies. Building on previous failures, development experts envision new plans, new analytical tools and new modes of governance. One recent example is the bottom-of-the-pyramid approach (BOP), a development doctrine predicated on the failure of previous anti-poverty approaches and based on the creation of products, services and entrepreneurial opportunities for the poor.
Keywords:
BOP; bottom of the pyramid; Cape Town; Development failure; reading for difference

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