Beyond methodologies: Coalition-building for participatory technology development

World Development

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 239-248

  Biggs, Stephen ^a   Smith, Grant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural research; Methods; Participatory development; Research and development; Rural development; Science and technology

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT COALITION; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0031861125     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)10041-9     Document Type: Article

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