Staff decision making patterns, village leadership performance, and local institutionalization processes in agricultural and rural development programs

V. Dhanakumar and Boyd Rossing

Agriculture and Human Values, 1994, vol. 11, issue 2, 168-177

Abstract: While today an often stated concern of development planning in the Third World is the participation of people in the decision-making process, in many cases the nature of popular participation in the planning process is generally limited in its jurisdictional scope and restricted in its application. This article explores perceptions of development professionals and local citizens regarding barriers and willingness to participate in decision making, local leadership, and local institutionalization processes across three types (state agricultural universities, central research institutes, and nongovernmental organizations) of Farm Science Centers in eleven or ganizations in India. Findings suggest that willingness to participate may turn on reconciling competing institutional beliefs and working relationships. A strategy emphasizing cultural sensitively for enhancing local action relevant to agricultural and rural development practitioners is presented. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 1994

Date: 1994
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