Learning from innovation: implications of an integrated development project in Chiapas, Mexico
Author(s)
Burstein, JohnEditor(s)
Eade, DeborahPublication date
2009-05-01Subject
Approach and methodology
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
This is a case study of an integral local development project combining elements of agro-ecology, fair trade, and risk-conservative finance, operated in partnership between a grassroots organisation and a promoter organisation. We conclude that insurance is a key element in the transition from a traditional rural household economic unit to a family enterprise. We reflect on the need for (and limits of) development projects to meet the complexity of structural poverty. The text concludes with an exhortation to value experimentation in development practice, with ethical responsibility, and in terms that can be shared in the larger public arena.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>Pages
9ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/09614520902808118