Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Participation and Development -- Beyond the Impasse?; Part I: Participation in Context; Part II: Participation in Practice; Part III: Transforming Participation?: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary
Do participatory processes open a political space to marginalized groups and individuals? Or do they co-opt and coerce groups to reinforce existing inequitable relations? In an innovative comparative study which breaks with tradition this book explores these questions by looking at Malawi and Ireland
