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Social capacity, sustainable development, and older people: Lessons from community-based care in Southeast Asia

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  • Mark A Ritchie

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While gender has become a central factor in development, age and older people are seldom considered, and many organisations assume a top-down, non-participatory model of care - even when these organisations are otherwise engaged in sustainable and participatory development. This paper looks at how older people have been involved in sustainable community-based care efforts in Southeast Asia, and argues that the key factor for project success is the building of 'social capacity' - the ability of a social group or community to function and care for its older members - which depends on the strategic approach to participation taken by the project.

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  • Mark A Ritchie, 2000. "Social capacity, sustainable development, and older people: Lessons from community-based care in Southeast Asia," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(5), pages 638-649, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:10:y:2000:i:5:p:638-649
    DOI: 10.1080/09614520020008814
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