Agricultural strategy development in West Africa: The false promise of participation?

Development Policy Review

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-115

  Resnick, Danielle ^a,b   Birner, Regina ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural and rural development strategies; Participation; Policy processes; Representative democracy; West Africa

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; DEMOCRACY; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RURAL DEVELOPMENT; RURAL PLANNING; STAKEHOLDER; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

WEST AFRICA;

EID: 72649094458     PISSN: 09506764     EISSN: 14677679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7679.2010.00476.x     Document Type: Article

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