Poverty elimination, North-South research collaboration, and the politics of participatory development
Simon, David McGregor, Duncan Nsiah-Gyabaah, Kwasi Thompson, Donald
Simon, David
McGregor, Duncan
Nsiah-Gyabaah, Kwasi
Thompson, Donald
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2003-02-01
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17
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This paper reflects critically on issues of North-South collaboration and participatory research arising from a project on participatory and sustainable local-level environmental management in the peri-urban area surrounding Kumasi, Ghana. Rapid immigration, uncoordinated conversion of farmland to housing, intensified resource exploitation, and declining water quality and availability are particularly pressing problems there. Collaborative research arrangements with local partners as well as sustained participatory relations with selected village communities were central to this project. More generally, the paper reflects on institutional issues relating to the dichotomy between research and development assistance projects, and their implications for project evaluations.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
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Development in Practice
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13
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0961-4524
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1364-9213