Contesting Development
Download or Read eBook Contesting Development PDF written by Patrick Barron and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Patrick Barron |
| Publisher | : Yale University Press |
| Total Pages | : 376 |
| Release | : 2011-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780300126310 |
| ISBN-13 | : 030012631X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (10 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Contesting Development by : Patrick Barron
Book excerpt: This pathbreaking book grapples with an established reality: well-intentioned international development programs often generate local conflict, some of which escalates to violence. To understand how such conflicts can be managed peacefully, the authors have undertaken a comprehensive mixed-methods analysis of one of the world's largest participatory development projects, the highly successful Kecamatan Development Program (KDP), which was launched by the World Bank and the Indonesian government in the late 1990s and now operates in every district across Indonesia. --
