Problematising the community-contribution requirement in participatory projects
Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886875 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Babken V Babajanian, Babken Babajanian (Babcock Power (United Kingdom), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 317-329 |
| Publication date | 2011-05-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2011.558068 |
| OpenAlex | W2024059539 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 5 |
This article examines the extent to which the World Bank-funded Village Investment Project in Kyrgyzstan promoted empowered participation of citizens in co-financing arrangements. It is based on in-depth qualitative interviews and focus-group sessions in 16 rural communities. The study found that the poor and marginalised did not always have the ability to engage in the processes of consensus building, influencing local decision making, and exercising free choice with regard to the contribution requirement. Participatory projects must carefully design arrangements and operational procedures for the co-financing component of the project, in order to support citizen empowerment and democratic inclusion
Business · Citizen journalism · Democracy · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Focus group · Participatory development · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Social science · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration · Marketing
| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |