Effectiveness of Participatory Approaches: Do the New Approaches Offer an Effective Solution to the Conventional Problems in Rural Development Projects?
The study selected six rural development projects financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as case studies to examine how the roles and relationships of policymakers, project providers, and beneficiaries changed by the participatory approaches.
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Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Rationale of the Study
- Literature Review and Conceptual Framework
- Objective and Scope of the Study
- Methodology
- Performance of Participatory Approaches
- Participatory Approaches Used
- Roles and Relationships of Major Players
- Impacts of Participatory Approaches on Project Performance
- Issues, Underlying Causes, and Alternatives
- Beneficiary Ownership and Project Sustainability
- Mechanisms of Downward Accountability
- Real Value of Beneficiary Consultation and Participatory Planning
- Poverty Reduction Through Efforts of the Nonpoor
- Deviation from the Standard Model
- Project Monitoring and Data Requirements
- Thorough Fieldwork at the Project Design Stage
- Conclusions
- What Has Changed in the Roles of Major Players?
- What Has Changed in the Principal-Agent Relationships?
- The Real Causes of the Conventional Problems
- New Insights
- Recommendations
Appendixes
- Literature Review
- Selection of Projects for Case Studies
- Participatory Approaches Used
- Case Study: Philippines
- Case Study: People's Republic of China
- Case Study: Bangladesh
- Case Study: Nepal
- Case Study: Kyrgyz Republic
Management Response
DEC Chair Summary
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