Participation and poverty reduction: issues, theory, and new evidence from South Africa

John Hoddinott, Lawrence Haddad, Timothy Besley and Michelle Adato

No 98, FCND discussion papers from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This paper examines the relationship between community participation and the efficacy of interventions designed to reduce poverty. We develop some simple analytics that are used to structure a review of the extant literature and motivate the analysis of the impact of participation on the efficacy of public works interventions in South Africa.

Keywords: community participation; poverty alleviation; public works; South Africa; Africa; Southern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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