Community participation in China : issues and processes for capacity building / edited by Janelle Plummer and John G. Taylor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Plummer, Janelle.

Taylor, John G., 1947-

Great Britain. Department for International Development.

GHK International.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development projects--China--Citizen participation.

Economic development projects.

Rural development--China.

Rural development.

Community organization.

Political participation.

China.

Community organization--China.

Community development--China.

Community development.

Local government--China.

Local government.

Physical Description:

xxv, 358 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2004.

Summary:

After more than a decade of participatory initiatives in development in China, this volume provides a source of information on the key issues, constraints and capacity building necessary to implement participatory approaches in China today.

Contents:

The context of community participation in China / John G. Taylor

The characteristics of community participation in China / Janelle Plummer and John G. Taylor

Key factors and processes affecting participation / Janelle Plummer and John G. Taylor

Enhancing community participation : participatory forestry management in China / Liu Jinlong ... [et al.]

Building capacity within communities: participatory natural resource management in Southwest China / Ren Xiaodong ... [et al.]

Building government capacity : the collaborative Hengxian integrated approach to rural reconstruction / Zhang Lanying

Participatory resettlement: key issues and processes in resettlement in Xiaolongdi and Hexi / Chen Shaojun ... [et al.]

Participatory irrigation management: promoting community-based water users associations in the Piyuan canal rehabilitation project / Li Ou, Tim Zachernuk and Han Yong

Towards sustainable village poverty reduction: the development of the county poverty alleviation planning (CPAP) approach / Li Xiaoyun and Joe Remenyi

Enhancing local government capacity for community participation / Janelle Plummer and Joe Remenyi.

Notes:

"Research for DFID (Department for International Development) ; GHK."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-349) and index.

ISBN:

1844070867

OCLC:

54407549