| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 145 pages) : maps |
| Contents |
1. People-oriented activities : from blueprint and process to specificity and flexibility -- 2. Knowledge-building, decision-making and information-handling : an introduction to the case-study of Pau da Lima -- 3. The pilot project of Pau da Lima : its context and characteristics -- 4. Knowledge-building in Pau da Lima : data collection -- 5. Knowledge-building in Pau da Lima : data processing -- 6. Data use for decision-making |
| Summary |
In order to alleviate poverty, people-oriented projects (those dealing with activities such as institutional development, health, family planning, education, and rural development) must be well-targeted towards the most vulnerable groups. However, official 'top-down' information is incapable of identifying, prioritising and 'marking out' these groups at a local level, and the result is too often an unfair, inefficient and ineffective allocation and use of the resources of social programmes. The author argues that a 'process approach' is often necessary to geneate relevant knowledge about local |
| Notes |
Based on the author's thesis (DPhil--Institute of Development, University of Sussex) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-138) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Public health -- Research -- Brazil -- Salvador -- Methodology
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Public health -- Brazil -- Salvador -- Data processing
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Public health -- Brazil -- Salvador -- Decision making
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Public health.
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Medical Informatics
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Public Health
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Electronic Data Processing
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Research Design
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public health.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Health Care Issues.
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MEDICAL -- Public Health.
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MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
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Public health
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Public health -- Data processing
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Public health -- Decision making
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Public health -- Research -- Methodology
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Brazil -- Salvador
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
97019271 |
| ISBN |
9780203988633 |
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0203988639 |
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9780714647982 |
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0714647985 |
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9780714643533 |
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071464353X |
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9781135777371 |
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1135777373 |
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9781135777326 |
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1135777322 |
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9781135777364 |
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1135777365 |
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9781138419193 |
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1138419192 |
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1280150424 |
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9781280150425 |
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9786610150427 |
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6610150427 |
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