Sustainable self-help development efforts in the Cameroon grassfields

Bibliographic Data

ID5087414
AuthorsAcho-Chi, Acho-Chi Acho-Chi (corresponding author)
Year1998
Volume8
Issue3
Pages366-371
Publication date1998-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614529853684
OpenAlexW2037156939
LanguageEN
Citations received7

It is argued that community development can contribute to national development, in conjunction with other phenomena. Village-level development efforts depend on the dynamism of community groups. The populations of the Cameroon grass fields possess the creative capacity to adapt new techniques and knowledge to their local realities. The paper identifies the critical factors that influence the effectiveness of their self-help development efforts. Issues discussed are: the socio-political setting; the concept of mutual help; rural leadership and authority; socioeconomic factors; socio-cultural and institutional factors; and self-help development initiatives and gender. Abstract supplied by kind permission of CABI. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis

Business · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Ethnology · Geography · Political science · South asia · Sustainable development · Agriculture and Rural Development Research · Community Development and Social Impact · History · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development

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