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Responding to the Needs of People
(POLITICAL ECONOMY JOURNAL OF INDIA, 1994) Morales-Gomez, Daniel A.
As the international community formulates goals and strategies for the 1990's, social policy reform based on human development is gaining wide-spread acceptance, an alternative to the economic adjustment policies that dominated the 1980's. Persistent poverty, the weak ethical base of a market philosophy of growth, altered roles of key development agents, and less international aid all highlight the urgency of changing how rich and poor countries meet social and human development needs.
People-Centered Development and Participatory Research
(Institute for Development Research and Boston University, 1984-08) Brown, L. David
This paper discusses the shift from production-centered development to people-centered development strategies, emphasizing human development, equitable resource distribution, and ecological sustainability. It explores the concept of participatory research as a methodology for engaging local communities in the development process, offering a case study of rural Indian villages. The paper also compares participatory research to positivist research and formal education, arguing that participatory research promotes empowerment, self-regulation, and collective action.