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Why can't development be managed more like a funeral? Challenging participatory practices

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  • C. A.P.S. Msukwa
  • Dan Taylor

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The adoption of techniques to elicit community participation in development practice is an important step forward. The question remains whether this is sufficient for development outcomes that accord with the aspirations of ‘participants’. Community perceptions are somewhat different, as our own conclusions demonstrate. We have developed a ‘methodology of inclusiveness’, based on community institutions which embed collective social action in everyday life. We use the analogy of funerals as collective action in which activities are planned, roles are demarcated, responsibilities are assigned, and desired outcomes are realised. We ask the question: why can't development be managed more like a funeral?

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  • C. A.P.S. Msukwa & Dan Taylor, 2011. "Why can't development be managed more like a funeral? Challenging participatory practices," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(1), pages 59-72, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:21:y:2011:i:1:p:59-72
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2011.530244
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