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Routledge - The Critical Villager: Beyond Community Participation

Name: Routledge - The Critical Villager: Beyond Community Participation
Brand: Routledge
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In the field of international development, successful aid projects are often limited to a small scale, making it difficult to solve global problems. The Critical Villager addresses the tension between the need for generalizable actions and the necessity of location-specific solutions. This book examines how community-based technical aid can achieve better effectiveness and long-term sustainability. Written for development workers, policy makers, and researchers, the text encourages professionals to view aid through the perspective of the intended beneficiaries. By moving beyond simple participation, it offers concrete principles for both action and research. This work challenges traditional methods of participatory research and the standard approach to the transfer of technology, providing a necessary framework for more impactful international aid efforts.

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Examines how to make community-based technical aid more effective and sustainable for long-term impact.

Explores the balance between seeking generalizable actions and implementing location-specific solutions.

Provides concrete principles for research and action intended for development workers and policy makers.

Encourages aid providers to adopt the perspective of the intended beneficiaries to improve outcomes.

Offers a critical look at traditional participatory research and technology transfer methods.

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Brand: Routledge
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 041507343X
Category: Books > Subjects > Biography > Medical, Legal & Social Sciences > Anthropology & Sociology
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 30 September 1993
Listed Since: 09 February 2007

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