The socio-political dimension: development in Sarawak

Abstract

Development can be understood to cover a wide range of ectivities that are both positive and negative: There are almost as many definitions of 'development' as there are people writing about the subject. It is well worth bearing in mind that development may refer either to a state of being, a kind of ultimate achievement, or to a process, the process of moving toward that state-of-beingl. The goal of Western achievement' [whatever that may bel provides the goal which still seems to have the most influence or applied development planning today.