Promoting participatory development as a strategy of poverty alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa: A review of some current practice

Journal of Social Development in Africa

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-52

  Clegg, Ian ^a   Oakley, Peter ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Intl NGO Train Res Ctr (INTRAC)   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POVERTY; SOCIAL POLICY; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

AFRICA;

EID: 0344117552     PISSN: 10121080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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