Participatory Development in Kenya

Participatory Development in Kenya

by Strathdee, Robert Craig, Dr

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Participatory Development (PDev) has been embraced by Third World governments and international organizations such as the World Bank as a means to reduce poverty and empower disadvantaged communities. The emphasis on creating partnerships and using participatory and people-centred approaches has obvious political appeal, yet there is evidence that in practice interventions designed to increase PDev and reduce poverty have yet to have the desired empowerment, transformation and sustainability ef…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Participatory Development in Kenya.

Summary

Participatory Development (PDev) has been embraced by Third World governments and international organizations such as the World Bank as a means to reduce poverty and empower disadvantaged communities. The emphasis on creating partnerships and using participatory and people-centred approaches has obvious political appeal, yet there is evidence that in practice interventions designed to increase PDev and reduce poverty have yet to have the desired empowerment, transformation and sustainability effect. Using an in-depth study of the Basic Education Improvement Project (BEIP) implemented by the Gov.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2012.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Ashgate Publishing
  • Place of Publication:Milton
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2012.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (201 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780754678779, 0754678776
  • oclc:on1027171247
  • Dewey Decimal:361.2/5/096762

Table of Contents

Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Table; Foreword; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Theories and Models of Participatory Development and Empowerment; 3 The New Centralism; 4 Development Cooperation, Partnerships and Accountability; 5 The Methods, Process and Outcomes of Participation in BEIP; 6 Empowerment, Sustainability and Social Transformation; 7 Conclusion: Implications to Participatory Development Policy, Theory and Practice; Bibliography; Index.

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Writers

Strathdee, Robert Craig, Dr Mwanzia, Josephine Syokau, Ms

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