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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... and at the same time to sustain a conviction that the Scheme should be abandoned. Running water through channels and onto dry land, growing abundant crops where there was Words and Ideas: Commitment, Continuity and Irreversibility 3.
... also satisfy desires for property and territory, so that they are less prone than their expatriate predecessors to seek such satisfaction through their work. It may Words and Ideas: Commitment, Continuity and Irreversibility 5.
... Scheme to continue.The chance in 1962 when the tenants could have been resettled in the former European highlands was allowed to slip, and by 1968, with some Words and Ideas: Commitment, Continuity and Irreversibility 7.
... continuity of aid agency and developing country government staff, created conditions for innovation, learning and changes in practices and policies. In the 1990s, as aid agencies and governments shifted their priorities to programmes ...
... continuity of the draconian rules and centralized organization of the scheme can be seen as a factor leading to the Mwea rebellion, and its end, for a time, as an administered scheme.The lack of democracy, accountability and ...
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 |