Power, politics, and performance: community participation in South African public works programs

Through a study of seven public works programs implemented in Western Cape province, this report examines the benefits and challenges of pursuing community participation, together with the effects of participation on meeting the other objectives of the programs. Although aspects of South Africa’s ex...

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Main Authors: Adato, Michelle, Hoddinott, John F., Haddad, Lawrence James
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160710
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author Adato, Michelle
Hoddinott, John F.
Haddad, Lawrence James
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description Through a study of seven public works programs implemented in Western Cape province, this report examines the benefits and challenges of pursuing community participation, together with the effects of participation on meeting the other objectives of the programs. Although aspects of South Africa’s experience are unique to its political economy, the study’s findings reveal insights, dilemmas, and possibilities of considerable relevance in the wider context of participatory or “community-driven” development programs, which have increasingly become integral to the development agenda throughout the world.and were not trained...Politics, conflicts of interest, struggles over resources, and processes of consultation and consensus-building are part of the landscape of community-driven development. If participatory development is to remain on South Africa’s development agenda, all actors must commit to realizing this objective, including generating sufficient resources, creativity, and patience to see the process through.
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spelling CGSpace1607102025-11-06T07:06:03Z Power, politics, and performance: community participation in South African public works programs Adato, Michelle Hoddinott, John F. Haddad, Lawrence James public works community development civil society political systems community involvement Through a study of seven public works programs implemented in Western Cape province, this report examines the benefits and challenges of pursuing community participation, together with the effects of participation on meeting the other objectives of the programs. Although aspects of South Africa’s experience are unique to its political economy, the study’s findings reveal insights, dilemmas, and possibilities of considerable relevance in the wider context of participatory or “community-driven” development programs, which have increasingly become integral to the development agenda throughout the world.and were not trained...Politics, conflicts of interest, struggles over resources, and processes of consultation and consensus-building are part of the landscape of community-driven development. If participatory development is to remain on South Africa’s development agenda, all actors must commit to realizing this objective, including generating sufficient resources, creativity, and patience to see the process through. 2005 2024-11-21T09:51:41Z 2024-11-21T09:51:41Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160710 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Adato, Michelle; Hoddinott, John F.; Haddad, Lawrence James. Power, politics, and performance: community participation in South African public works programs. Research Report. 143. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/0896291472RR143.
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title Power, politics, and performance: community participation in South African public works programs
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