Programmed to fail? Development projects and the politics of participation

被引：53

作者：

Kumar, S ^{[1
]}

Corbridge, S

机构：

[1] Univ Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1TN, England

[2] London Sch Econ, London, England

[3] Univ Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT STUDIES | 2002年 / 39卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1080/00220380412331322761

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

The Eastern India Rainfed Farming Project is in many respects a model development project. A joint venture of the governments of India and the UK, the EIRFP has been successful in improving farm-based livelihoods in Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal. But the Project might yet be considered a failure. It has not persuaded the poorest villagers in Jharkhand (our study area) to join or manage the self-help groups that are called for by the Project's Logical Framework. We show why this has been the case, and why such an outcome was entirely predictable. Development projects cannot be expected to change local systems of politics or stratification. But this does not mean that the EIRFP is a failure. It means that a development project will be destined to 'fail' when it is judged against unrealistic assumptions about the possibilities and merits of 'participation'.

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页数：31

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