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The Decolonial Imperative: Why Local Ownership is the Only Path to Authentic Development

Traditional development and democracy-promotion models driven by international donors frequently fail due to their technocratic, externally imposed nature that overlooks local realities and sidelines community voices. This neo-colonial approach perpetuates cycles of dependency and disillusionment, revealing the urgent need to reject Western-driven frameworks and genuinely empower the Global South to define its own destiny.