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. |
From inside the book
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... power: Behaviour as entry point Behaviour and attitudes of teachers ... power oflanguage Whose language counts? Personal values and concepts Whose reality counts ... relationships Grounding pro-poor realism Congruence in personal and ...
... power 209. Tables. Contrasting paradigms: LFA and the ALPS 71 A participation ladder with roles and relationships 106 Going to scale: The four programmes compared 140 Contrasting tendencies in the realities and mindsets of scientists and ...
... power and relationships are seen as part of a new agenda in development (Chapter 7). The second thread or theme is 'institutional change'.The potential here is for good change through devising and changing procedures and adopting ...
... relationships and interactions in the formation of knowledge.We can reflect ... power and wealth. The ideas here are directions not destinations. Some may ... power (power over, with, to, and within). Acknowledgements To Publishers For ...
... relationships. Participatory irrigation management: Participatory rural appraisal: Party numbers: Power and xxvi Ideas for Development.
Contents
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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 |