‘It is perfectly possible for a man to be out of prison and yet not free’
Aldous Huxely warned of the perils of control structures in Brave New World (1932). Yet we fall prey to them in our churches, temples, and the happiest place on Earth.
This article examines the concept of Agency and how it has influenced our approach to Development, while putting forward a theory that might help in rethinking our approach to development.