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The Possibilities of Community OR in a Third World Country
Author(s) -
Ochoa Arias Alejandro E.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
international transactions in operational research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.032
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1475-3995
pISSN - 0969-6016
DOI - 10.1111/1475-3995.d01-45
Subject(s) - emancipation , order (exchange) , state (computer science) , political science , sociology , community organization , public relations , business , computer science , law , politics , finance , algorithm
This paper shows a few possibilities for the application of Community OR in a Third World country based on experience in Venezuela. These possibilities are discussed in a framework of the relationship between the state and community organizations. Emphasis lies in showing that Community OR in Venezuela requires a deep critical commitment to emancipation in order to help community organizations develop in a rather hostile environment. Lastly, results in dealing with community organizations in Venezuela using the Interpretive Systemology approach are presented.