Managing the pitfalls of participatory development: Some insight from Australia

World Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 781-795

  Eversole, Robyn ^a  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Case studies; Community development; Indigenous Peoples; Participation; Project management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; INDIGENOUS POPULATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0038370191     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(03)00018-4     Document Type: Article

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