Ideas for DevelopmentOur world seems entangled in systems increasingly dominated by power, greed, ignorance, self-deception and denial, with spiralling inequity and injustice. Against a backdrop of climate change, failing ecosystems, poverty, crushing debt and corporate exploitation, the future of our world looks dire and the solutions almost too monumental to consider. Yet all is not lost. Robert Chambers, one of the ?glass is half full? optimists of international development, suggests that the problems can be solved and everyone has the power at a personal level to take action, develop solutions and remake our world as it can and should be. Chambers peels apart and analyses aspects of development that have been neglected or misunderstood. In each chapter, he presents an earlier writing which he then reviews and reflects upon in a contemporary light before harvesting a wealth of powerful conclusions and practical implications for the future. The book draws on experiences from Africa, Asia and elsewhere, covering topics and concepts as wide and varied as irreversibility, continuity and commitment; administrative capacity as a scarce resource; procedures and principles; participation in the past, present and future; scaling up; behaviour and attitudes; responsible wellbeing; and concepts for development in the 21st century. |
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... trainers and facilitators Activities for ABC Codes of practice and respect Personal impacts of participation In search of deeper training, learning and change Space and time for critical reflection and change Direct experiential ...
... trainers and facilitators Activities for ABC Codes of practice and respect Personal impacts of participation In search of deeper training, learning and change Space and time for critical reflection and change Direct experiential ...
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A means of living, and the capabilities, assets and activities required. System of planning adopted and for the time being still required by a number of lender and donor agencies. People who, in a specific context, are subordinate or ...
A means of living, and the capabilities, assets and activities required. System of planning adopted and for the time being still required by a number of lender and donor agencies. People who, in a specific context, are subordinate or ...
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A family of approaches, behaviours and methods for enabling people to conduct their own appraisal, analysis, planning, action, monitoring and evaluation, which often includes activities in small groups and showing things visually; ...
A family of approaches, behaviours and methods for enabling people to conduct their own appraisal, analysis, planning, action, monitoring and evaluation, which often includes activities in small groups and showing things visually; ...
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Once funds have been made available for a substantive scheme, the successive activities of planning, construction, settlement and production draw after them deeper and deeper personal, departmental and political commitments.
Once funds have been made available for a substantive scheme, the successive activities of planning, construction, settlement and production draw after them deeper and deeper personal, departmental and political commitments.
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... and encouraging them to spend more time and energy on their off-scheme activities. Such chain reactions as these make heavy demands both on managerial skill and patience and on the financial resources of a parent organization.
... and encouraging them to spend more time and energy on their off-scheme activities. Such chain reactions as these make heavy demands both on managerial skill and patience and on the financial resources of a parent organization.
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Contents
| 1 | |
2 Aid and Administrative Capacity | 30 |
3 Procedures Principles and Power | 54 |
Review Reflections and Future | 86 |
5 PRA Participation and Going to Scale | 119 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Ideas for Development |
| Author | Robert Chambers |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1136563431, 9781136563430 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › › Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development Nature / Ecology |
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