For centuries men have fought wars upon wars in pursuit of power. That intrigues intense eagerness to examine interrelation between development and power as a qualification for the belief that development is the source of power. A not so far fetched example is of the so called develped counties and developing ones- which has power over the other? Take a typical African rural family where a child with more or of high intellect has a stringer say above every family member despite age.
Where power is concerned all natural and fundamental relations between all parties involved are overlooked because through development all historic strings and cords are cut and nullified. Katherine Marshall and Lucy Keough in 'Finding Global Balance" define development........