1st Edition

Information, Management and Participation A New Approach from Public Health in Brazil

172 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

176 Pages
by Routledge

In order to alleviate poverty, people-oriented projects (those dealing with activities such as institutional development, health, family planning, education, and rural development) must be well-targeted towards the most vulnerable groups. However, official 'top-down' information is incapable of identifying, prioritising and 'marking out' these groups at a local level, and the result is too often... Read more
The Journal of Development Studies, Vol 35, No 5, June 99This is the kind of book I always wish there were more of in the development literature ... The author manages to combine enough of the nitty-gritty details of a case study to satisfy the readers desire for specifics without losing sight of wider themes of interest to many development workers and researchers ... The book is written in a particularly lucid and easily readable style that means it can be read or dipped into quickly - that recommends it immensely.

Biography

Francesco Notarbartolo Di Villarosa