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Participation Sourcebook

It is not that we should simply seek new and better ways for managing society, the economy, and the world. The point is that we should fundamentally change how we behave.

-Vaclav Havel


Foreword by Mr. Wolfensohn

Table of Contents

What is the Participation Sourcebook?

Chapter I:
Reflections: What is Participation?

Chapter II:
Sharing Experiences - Examples of Participatory Approaches

Chapter III:
Practice Pointers in Participatory Planning and Decisionmaking

Chapter IV:
Practice Pointers in Enabling the Poor to Participate

Appendix I:
Methods and Tools

Appendix II:
Working Paper Summaries

Index

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