... (1995) 'is a product of many things: good education, effective health and welfare services, good and open government, environmental sustainability, high rates of savings and investment, a dynamic private sector, a vibrant civil society and a healthy trading regime are all required'. Seer (1969) described development as 'eliminating poverty, unemployment, and inequality' while Chambers defined it as 'good change' (1997). The latter consists of two different meanings. Thomas pointed out that 'good' implies a vision of a desirable society; something to aim at and a state of being with certain positive attributes which can be measured and brings about the term 'more' or 'less' developed. On the other hand 'change' is a process which entails disruption and which may or may not be possible to direct. Development as defined by Todaro et al (2003, p.22) is both a physical reality and a state of mind in which society has, through some combination ...

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