Open AccessGuy Bessettle. Involving the Community: A Guide to Participatory Development Communication. Penang, Malaysia: Southbound. 2004. xiv+154 pages. Paperback. Price not given.
Author(s) -
Usman Mustafa
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v43i2pp.201-203
Subject(s) - citizen journalism , participatory development , realisation , socioeconomic development , sociology , political science , economic growth , economics , law , physics , quantum mechanics
Participatory approaches, tools, and methods have become abuzzword and common practice in development programmes throughout theworld. Institutions of participatory development, specialised expertise,and a body of knowledge relating to participatory development, developedover the last couple of decades, are now an important part of thedevelopment literature. Whereas much of the theory and practice in theDevelopment Economics has been based on top-down models, they are beingreplaced by bottom-up participatory strategies to ensure thatsocioeconomic needs of the poor and the vulnerable are met. There isample evidence that participation strategies have been quite successfulin the realisation of economic and social objectives.