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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... for the non-oppressed Overview Part 2: To Transform Development (2004) Evolving ideas, words and concepts Agency and responsibility From rights to obligations Transforming power and relationships Grounding pro-poor realism Congruence in ...
... 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 grounded pro-poor realism 212. Boxes. The ...
... for the repayment of debts. And the 1990s were marked by shifts towards sector programmes and direct budget support, debt relief, good governance, participation and human rights policies proclaimed as pro-poor. As the new century came ...
... pro-poor; and in targets, with the international and now MDGs (Millennium Development Goals) set for achievement by 2015. Sector programmes may, perhaps, not demand as much long-term commitment as projects. But whether for projects or ...
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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 |