Document Abstract
Published:
1996
World Bank Participation Sourcebook
Experiences of the participatory approach to development: accounts from World Bank staff
An in-depth exploration of the conceptual foundations and operational applications of participation at the Bank. Contains first hand accounts from Bank staff of their experiences of using participatory techniques in their work. Contents include:
- what is participation?
- sharing experiences - examples of participatory approaches
- practice pointers in participatory planning and decisionmaking
- practice pointers in enabling the poor to participate
- methods and tools (appendix 1)
- background papers about participation in various sectors and areas of development (appendix 2)
