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| Title: | Participatory development in South Africa: a development management perspective |
| Editor: | Davids, Ismail |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Pages: | 252 |
| Language: | English |
| City of publisher: | Pretoria |
| Publisher: | Van Schaik |
| ISBN: | 9780627027604 |
| Geographic term: | South Africa |
| Subjects: | development social development community participation public sector NGO private sector trade unions World Bank IMF development research |
| Abstract: | This book assesses development management principles and strategies in the context of South Africa, with a focus on participatory development. Section 1 discusses development theories, and in particular development management as an interdisciplinary field. Section 2 describes the different institutional role players in development (public sector, NGOs, pivate sector, trade unions, international development agencies). Section 3 looks at development management in practice. Section 4 provides guidelines for scientific development research. Contributions by Ismail Davids, Kealeboga J. Maphunye, Francois Theron, Stephen Wetmore and Jennifer Saunders. [ASC Leiden abstract] |