ADB Review - March - April 2002

ADB Review
March - April 2002

ADB Review reports on development news from Asia and the Pacific and on the activities of the Asian Development Bank. Through words and images, the magazine brings you face-to-face with the people ADB is reaching out to in its effort to end poverty in Asia and the Pacific.

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Participation Around Asia and the Pacific

Participation: Beyond Consultation

Capacity Building: Building Confidence by Building Capacity
Participatory planning methods help rural leaders take charge of their communities’ futures

Partnership: Speaking Out
A medium-term poverty reduction strategy is being developed with the views of new partners: the private sector and NGOs

Consensus Building: Talking Trade
Building consensus among people with diverse perspectives is the first step before going to the dialogue table

Participatory Research: When Farmers Are the Scientists
Exotic forages boost livestock production and reduce soil erosion in poor upland communities

Involuntary Resettlement: Moving Toward A Better Future
A group of local government officials has been organized to mediate between the Government and the people who will be relocated

Poverty Assessment: Loud and Clear
Institutional processes are required to ensure the voices of the poor are heard—and acted on

Rural Development: Mobilizing the People
Based on the premise that participation should not be a onetime experience, a project strives to institutionalize the process

Health and Education: Investing in the Poor
Economic gains have been impressive, but inequality in access to better health and education is on the rise

Urban Development: Planning with the Poor
Urban administrators, local NGO representatives, and community leaders in Karnataka learn how to get beneficiaries involved in poverty reduction efforts

Views on Participatory Development

Opinion: Participation — A Key for Stability and Sustainable Change
The views of the poor and experts must be seen as complementary for development to succeed

Evaluation: Giving Voice and Choice to Stakeholders
Moving from rhetoric to practice can be a major challenge in an organization like ADB

Bright Ideas: Social Capital - The Bonds that Connect
Up against low income, poor education, few material assets, no insurance, and usurious credit, social networks may be the most important resource of the poor

The Interview: Mainstreaming Participation in ADB
New business processes are providing the structure for turning ADB into a participatory organization

Viewpoint: Participation in a Complex World
Promoting participatory development requires a culture of incentives that encourages innovation, risk taking, and learning

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