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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... Empower (2004) Reflections on the SRDP experience 48 49 5454545454 54 54 55 56 60 62 63 64 Procedures and power: COP and PEPs Contrasting cases Reversing relations of power 66 67 72 Continual challenges Conclusion 78 82 4 ...
... Empower (2004) Reflections on the SRDP experience 48 49 5454545454 54 54 55 56 60 62 63 64 Procedures and power: COP and PEPs Contrasting cases Reversing relations of power 66 67 72 Continual challenges Conclusion 78 82 4 ...
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