New publication in Perspectives on Global Development and Technology

I wanted to share my new article which came out in mid-July in the journal Perspectives on Global Development and Technology. Its empirical content discusses the appropriate technology movement as it plays out in the scientific field of ophthalmology. This work comes out of a larger research project analyzing 10+ months of observation and 80+ semi-structured interviews in India, Kenya, Mexico and Nepal. 

In the article, I discuss the work of NGOs (primarily South Asian), and analyze how their model(s) of social entrepreneurship help or hinder their mission of providing eye health services. My main argument is that there have been two previous funding/technology transfer models in the appropriate technology movement, and that my multi-sited research demonstrates a third such model.

With thanks to Brill (and their permitted use policy), I have posted a self-archived copy on my personal website:  please see Three Models of Development: Community Ophthalmology NGOs and the Appropriate Technology Movement. Any critical comments or feedback are welcome, thanks!