Participatory Development in Kenya

by Josephine Syokau Mwanzia, Robert Craig Strathdee

Overview

Participatory Development (PDev) has been embraced by Third World governments and international organizations such as the World Bank as a means to reduce poverty and empower disadvantaged communities. The emphasis on creating partnerships and using participatory and people-centred approaches has obvious political appeal, yet there is evidence that in practice interventions designed to increase PDev and reduce poverty have yet to have the desired empowerment, transformation and sustainability effect. Using an in-depth study of the Basic Education Improvement Project (BEIP) implemented by the Government of Kenya, the authors of this book critically assess the fit between policy, practice and theory of PDev to shed light on theoretical debates that are on-going in development.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138270091
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/03/2016
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Josephine Syokau Mwanzia, Senior Assistant Director of Social Infrastructure, Ministry of State for Public Service, Ministry of Nairobi Metropolitan Development, Kenya and Robert Craig Strathdee, Associate Professor, School of Education Policy and Implementation , Faculty of Education,Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Theories and Models of Part Icipatory Development and Empowerment; Chapter 3 The New Centralism; Chapter 4 Development Cooperation, Partnerships and Accountability; Chapter 5 The Methods, Process and Outcomes of Part Icipation in BEIP; Chapter 6 Empowerment, Sustainability and Social Transformation; Chapter 7 Conclusion: Implications to Part Icipatory Development Policy, Theory and Practice;