Ideas for DevelopmentRoutledge, 17/06/2013 - 320 من الصفحات Our 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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... country, whether multilateral, bilateral or international nongovernmental organization (INGO), and whether funder, lender, donor, provider of technical assistance or service, or engaged in advocacy. Congruence: The quality of ...
... countries, especially Sudan, Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia as it was), Zambia (Northern Rhodesia as it was), Tanzania, Uganda, Nigeria and Ghana. These provided a wonderful collection for comparisons. Much of what was learnt is now of ...
... country than the whole race of politicians put together (Swift, 1726, Chapter 7). For the issues are less simple: they include whether, with the same resources, many more ears of corn, or many more blades of grass, might not be grown in ...
... 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 and policy, there were human and ethical ...
... country and in post. Continuity also provides incentives and opportunities for vital learning. How can a foreigner be engaged in sensible policy dialogue without knowing and understanding a country? A crucial aspect of continuity is ...
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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 |