Development in Practice (Routledge Revivals): Paved with Good Intentions

Doug Porter, Bryant Allen, Gaye Thompson

Routledge, May 9, 2012 - Business & Economics - 276 pages

The Magarini Settlement Project in Kenya is typical of many large Third World rural development projects of recent years, not least in its failure to fulfil even minimum goals. First published in 1991, Development in Practice explores the reasons for this projects failure, and looks at the lessons to be learned from this experience for development in general. Challenging many assumptions and approaches, its provocative conclusions will generate much interest amongst development practitioners.

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Porter, Doug; Allen, Bryant; Thompson, Gaye

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• Title: Development in Practice (Routledge Revivals): Paved with Good Intentions; Development in Practice: Paved with Good Intentions, Bryant James Allen; Routledge Revivals
• Authors: Doug Porter, Bryant Allen, Gaye Thompson
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: Routledge, 2012
• ISBN: 0415616344, 9780415616348
• Length: 276 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Economic Conditions; Business & Economics / Economics / General; Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development; Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy; Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning; Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries; Social Science / Sociology / General