Active citizenship or passive clientelism? Accountability and development in Solomon Islands

John Cox

Development in Practice, 2009, vol. 19, issue 8, 964-980

Abstract: Active citizenship and participatory community-development approaches have evolved partly in response to perceived aid-dependency among rural communities. In Solomon Islands these methods have met with mixed success. This article reflects on the frustration often felt by local and international development workers when working with rural communities. It questions some of the assumptions that shape the way in which development workers and programmes understand the types of community which make up Solomon Islands.

Date: 2009
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