The Chaguanas Borough Corporation in Trinidad and Tobago is currently the fastestgrowing borough where economic development is complemented by investment in residential, commercial and infrastructural programmes. In tandem with the local government, an intergovernmental organisation (IGO) sought to understand the sociohistorical context within which economic growth has taken place to inform the IGO’s development plans for the area. This article focuses on local narratives collected in 2013 as part of a historical case study that reveals a complex relationship of citizens to the state within the context of a post-colonial, multi-ethnic society. Using an interpretivist framework of narratives as language, metaphor and knowledge, I examine how narratives reflect the lived experience of economic development as a confluence of history, ethnic identity and neoliberal ideas of entrepreneurship. Their inclusion as a source of enquiry in development planning will ensure that exogenous intervention remains holistic, equitable and informed by historical institutions of social practice.

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发展叙事：对叙事的人类学研究，作为发展规划的探究源

特立尼达和多巴哥的Chaguanas自治市镇公司是目前发展最快的自治市镇，在经济发展的基础上，住宅，商业和基础设施计划得到了投资。与地方政府一道，一个政府间组织（IGO）试图了解发生经济增长的社会历史背景，从而为IGO对该地区的发展计划提供依据。本文着重于2013年收集的当地叙述，作为历史案例研究的一部分，揭示了在后殖民，多民族社会背景下公民与国家之间的复杂关系。我使用叙事的解释主义框架（如语言，隐喻和知识）来考察叙事如何将经济发展的真实经验反映为历史的融合，种族认同和新自由主义的企业家思想。将其作为发展规划中的询问来源，将确保外来干预保持整体性，公平性，并由历史上的社会实践机构提供信息。