Power, politics, and performance: Community participation in South African public works programs

Research Report of the International Food Policy Research Institute

Volumn , Issue 143, 2005, Pages 1-73

  Adato, Michelle ^a   Hoddinott, John ^a   Haddad, Lawrence ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRATIZATION; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOCAL PLANNING; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POVERTY; PROJECT ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33947302485     PISSN: 08867372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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