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Modes of Participation: Experiences from RETA 5894: Capacity Building and Participation Activities II

By Cindy F. Malvicini and Anne T. Sweetser

Poverty and Social Development Paper No. 6

Participatory development can significantly enhance the effectiveness of ADB efforts to reduce poverty in Asia and the Pacific.

To strengthen ADB support for participatory development, this paper recommends a balance among these critical elements

• supportive institutional and policy environment in ADB and DMCs
• promotion of a learning environment
• continued enhancement of staff and partner experience in using participatory methods

It illustrates varying forms of participation, from shallow to deep, through several short case studies of ADB activities - from poverty analysis and CSPs to projects supported by the RETA - in contrasting sectors throughout Asia and the Pacific region.

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Contents

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Foreword

1. Introduction
2. Exemplary Case Studies In Modes of Participation
3. Discussion and Analysis: Optimizing Participation
4. Achieving Optimum Participation Through Planning
5. Conclusion