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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... realities and mindsets of scientists and resource-poor CDR farmers 157 7.1 Development vocabulary 187 7.2 Four approaches to development 208 7. 3 Professional, institutional and personal conditions, values, norms and roles: Shifts for a ...
... realities. Refers to critical reflection and self-awareness concerning knowledge and action.This includes the part that our predispositions, relationships and interactions play in the formation, framing and representation of knowledge ...
... realities. To varying degrees, subsequent political representation also provided commitment and support to local projects. It is only now, with lenders, donors and policy-makers interacting and influencing one another more and more ...
... realities, or by central people in senior posts, or by politicians, or by combinations of these. One transfer can generate a chain of other transfers, multiplying its costs.The bad effects of one transfer can then be immense, though ...
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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 |
6 Behaviour Attitudes and Beyond | 156 |
7 For Our Future | 184 |
References | 221 |
Index | 252 |