shared ownership of decision-making. This
approach is a response to ‘top-down’
approaches to development, in which power
and decision-making is largely in the hands
of external development professionals.
The top-down approach used to be the
conventional style of development. However,
this had many flaws and was not effective.
It also raised questions about whether
‘outsiders’ had the right or the knowledge to
set the development agenda of local people.
In the 1980s, development workers began to
seek more participatory alternatives that
avoided some of these problems. They drew
on alternative methods of learning and
action that, at the time, represented a radical
change. In general, this change has been
embraced as a positive shift in development
practice. Table 1 compares some of the
differences between the two approaches.
shared ownership of decision-making. This
approach is a response to ‘top-down’
approaches to development, in which power
and decision-making is largely in the hands
of external development professionals.
The top-down approach used to be the
conventional style of development. However,
this had many flaws and was not effective.
It also raised questions about whether
‘outsiders’ had the right or the knowledge to
set the development agenda of local people.
In the 1980s, development workers began to
seek more participatory alternatives that
avoided some of these problems. They drew
on alternative methods of learning and
action that, at the time, represented a radical
change. In general, this change has been
embraced as a positive shift in development
practice. Table 1 compares some of the
differences between the two approaches.
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