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Martin,Richard,

Development, poverty, and politics: putting communities in the driver's seat/ Richard Martin and Ashna Mathema. - New York : Routledge, 2010. - xviii, 289p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Boxes. List of Figures. Foreword by John F.C. Turner. Acknowledgments. Introduction.

Part 1

1. Righteous Indignation: The War on Poverty
2. How the Other Half Lives: Slums and Informality
3. What Lies Beneath: A View from the Inside
4. Policy and Practice: The Missing Link
5. The Legal Framework: Oppression or Defiance?

Part 2

6. Constructive Engagement: Structuring Participation
7. Crossing the Great Divide: Negotiation and Consensus Building
8. Barefoot Professionals: A New Breed of Experts
9. Fair Trade? Where Economics and Finance Make a Difference
10. Who Did What? Monitoring, Evaluation and Corruption
11. New Ways of Working. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

ISBN: 9780415995627 (hardback) 0415995620 (hardback)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Community development, Urban--Developing countries.
Economic development--Citizen participation
Urban poor--Developing countries.

Dewey Class. No.: 307.34416091 / MAR/D