Participatory Development in Kenya (Voices in Development Management) - Hardcover

Mwanzia, Josephine Syokau; Strathdee, Robert Craig

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0754678776 ISBN 13: 9780754678779

Publisher: Routledge, 2010

Synopsis

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 Government of Kenya, the authors of this book critically assess the fit between policy, practice and theory of PDev to shed light on theoretical debates that are on-going in development.

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About the Author

Josephine Syokau Mwanzia, Senior Assistant Director of Social Infrastructure, Ministry of State for Public Service, Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development, Kenya and Robert Craig Strathdee, Associate Professor, School of Education Policy and Implementation , Faculty of Education,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754678776
• ISBN 13: 9780754678779
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200