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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... Lessons and Ways Forward (2004) 124 Until 1995 125 Since 1995:Versatile and exponential spread 125 Concerns about quality 129 Options for the spread of PRA 133 Experiences with spread: Four programmes compared 133 Ideas, ...
... Lessons and Ways Forward (2004) 124 Until 1995 125 Since 1995:Versatile and exponential spread 125 Concerns about quality 129 Options for the spread of PRA 133 Experiences with spread: Four programmes compared 133 Ideas, ...
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Clusters of environmental change by types of cause and irreversibility 23 Three ladders of citizen participation 105 How PRA has spread: sequences, speed, scale and quality of change 130 Modes for scaling up participatory practices 134 ...
Clusters of environmental change by types of cause and irreversibility 23 Three ladders of citizen participation 105 How PRA has spread: sequences, speed, scale and quality of change 130 Modes for scaling up participatory practices 134 ...
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Diffuse: To spread or cause to spread in many directions. See also disseminate, replicate, scale up and spread. Disseminate: To scatter or spread, as with sowing seeds. See also diffuse, replicate, scale up and spread.
Diffuse: To spread or cause to spread in many directions. See also disseminate, replicate, scale up and spread. Disseminate: To scatter or spread, as with sowing seeds. See also diffuse, replicate, scale up and spread.
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In this book, memes are often part of a methodology, but can spread independently, as for example 'ask them' from PRA. A way of doing something. A system of methods and principles. A principle or practice about which an organization or ...
In this book, memes are often part of a methodology, but can spread independently, as for example 'ask them' from PRA. A way of doing something. A system of methods and principles. A principle or practice about which an organization or ...
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To make a copy of or to be spread as copies (see also diffuse, disseminate, scale up and spread). An authoritative regulation or required procedure. Authoritative regulations (e.g. many laws) are rules but are not, or only in part, ...
To make a copy of or to be spread as copies (see also diffuse, disseminate, scale up and spread). An authoritative regulation or required procedure. Authoritative regulations (e.g. many laws) are rules but are not, or only in part, ...
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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 |
6 Behaviour Attitudes and Beyond | 156 |
7 For Our Future | 184 |
References | 221 |
Index | 252 |
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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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