The Anti-Political Machine By James Ferguson

The Anti-Political Machine written by James Ferguson is an ethnographic novel that clarifies the clash of Western modern economic development in Less-Developed Countries (LDC). Developmental projects rooted in South Africa, Lesotho demonstrations structural changes for citizens of poverty and agriculture as international interest. The theory of anti-political machine practices structural discourse disconnected from the traditional political power. To solve issues of poverty by industrial development or international globalization the expansion of a specific project to manage cattle is justified through failure in the Bovine Mystique. The dislocated practice in a traditional cultural status of cattle, local farmers prevented the degraded value
The strategic method was against the political power that was developed by the Western discourse mindset branding cows with higher monetary value and associated with land. The Bovine Mystique by the Lesotho farmers went against the South African authoritative development plans organized by a development apparatus. The cultural values of individuals and that the large history is perpetuated by the engagement of what is considered old and new capitalism. The development discourse becomes localized through the disassociation of cultural perception. The discourse is localized on farmers and impoverished by the South African push towards Western discourse. Perpetuating international capitalism has gone against the farmers and is removed from the society of local and governmental individuals. From the chapters of the re-creation of tradition, “It may be true that the rules governing livestock obstruct a wealthy stock owner’s road to capital accumulation, but at the same time, they make him the most respected man in the community”(Ferguson, 165-166). The disconnect between politics and the people by reconstructing economic difference between the poorest and richest countries. The developmental apparatus created by richer countries using the adaptation of wealth to critique the economic dependency upon structure ideologies. The post-colonial countries to replace cultural values with ties through business productivity. The Anti-Political Machine functions by untouched modern economic development seeing the truth in unorthodox ways that challenge the independence of individuals. Political parties mixed with the government agenda to thrive for economic growth stems from traditional livestock farmers unwilling to give up their cattle and join employment wage