| Voices from the Margins Contributor(s): Lewins, Roger (Author), Coupe, Stuart (Author), Murray, Francis (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853396249 ISBN-13: 9781853396243 Publisher: Practical Action Publishing OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: Practical Action has been introducing consensus-based planning approaches in villages that are poor even by Bangladesh standards, where 90% of people live under the poverty line and over 60% are illiterate. These methods work on raising the voice and confidence of the poor at the local level within their communities, and the results have been spectacular--opening up new income generation and resource management and influencing opportunities for marginalized communities in flood-prone areas. Highly useful in countries that reject the role of NGOs in governance or human rights, and in planning for disasters and humanitarian interventions. Essential reading for program staff of national and international NGOs, governance and rural development advisers in the national and multilateral agencies, Ministry officials, and researchers and students in universities and development institutes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness |
| Dewey: 333.709 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (0.65 lbs) 101 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Practical Action has been introducing consensus-based planning approaches in villages that are poor even by Bangladesh standards, where 90% of people live under the poverty line and over 60% are illiterate. These methods work on raising the voice and confidence of the poor at the local level within their communities, and the results have been spectacular--opening up new income generation and resource management and influencing opportunities for marginalized communities in flood-prone areas. Highly useful in countries that reject the role of NGOs in governance or human rights, and in planning for disasters and humanitarian interventions. Essential reading for program staff of national and international NGOs, governance and rural development advisers in the national and multilateral agencies, Ministry officials, and researchers and students in universities and development institutes. |
Contributor Bio(s): Coupe, Stuart: - Stuart Coupe is International Projects Manager in the Practical Action Programme on Reducing Vulnerability, with a background in African Studies.Lewins, Roger: - Roger Lewins was formerly a Research Fellow at the University of Portsmouth and is now an independent consultant in the field of development research. He currently specializes in natural resource management and policy in the developing world. |
