Development as Process : Concepts and Methods for Working with Complexity

John Farrington

ISBN 10: 0415186056 / ISBN 13: 9780415186056

Published by Routledge, 1998

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Process' approaches to economic and social development appear to be more flexible and offer greater prospects of success than traditional 'project' methods. Development as Process addresses the questions raised by the different natures of the two approaches. The authors examine development projects through experience in water resources development in India and in organizational learning by a Bangladeshi NGO. Inter-agency contexts are examined in the setting of an aquaculture project in Bangladesh and in the setting of agriculture and natural resources development in Rajisthan, India. Finally, the role of process monitoring is explained in the context of policy reform, with illustrations from forestry in India and land reform in Russia.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Development as Process : Concepts and Methods for Working with Complexity
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415186056
• ISBN 13: 9780415186056
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 240W x 161H x 16D millimeters 240 millimeters width by 161 millimeters height by 16 millimeters depth
• Weight: 493 grams

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Synopsis

Process" approaches to economic and social development appear to be more flexible and offer greater prospects of success than traditional "project" methods.
Development as Process addresses the questions raised by the different natures of the two approaches. The authors examine development projects through experience in water resources development in India and in organizational learning by a Bangladeshi NGO. Inter-agency contexts are examined in the setting of an aquaculture project in Bangladesh and in the setting of agriculture and natural resources development in Rajisthan, India. Finally, the role of process monitoring is explained in the context of policy reform, with illustrations from forestry in India and land reform in Russia.

About the Author

David Mosse is Lecturer in Anthropology at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London.,
John Farrington is Research Fellow and Coordinator of the Natural Resources Group at the Overseas Development Institute, London.,
Alan Rew is Professor of Development Policy and Planning and Director of the Centre for Development Studies at the University of Wales, Swansea.