Title: Who counts? : the quiet revolution of participation and numbers

Authors: Chambers, Robert

Place: Brighton

Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS)

Year: 2007

Journal: IDS working paper

Volume: 296

PAGE: --

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: social research, sampling, empowerment, statistical methodology, popular participation, development planning, project monitoring, evaluation, eritrea

Abstract: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation has taken many forms, with varied degrees of ownership and empowerment. Whether participatory statistics empower local people is sensitive to official acceptance and whether thise lead to changes in policy and practice that make a real difference.

URL: http://www.ids.ac.uk/download.cfm?file=wp296.pdf

Document type: Portal