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DEVELOPMENT MODELS: DEPENDENCY MODEL VERSUS PARTICIPATORY MODEL

DEVELOPMENT MODELS: DEPENDENCY VERSUS PARTICIPATORY WHICH ONE ARE WE ADVOCATING IN PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE?

- A.K.NONGKYNRIH*

The word ‘development’ could be interpreted in so many ways. It means different things to different people. Political systems across nations defined development on the basis of their political ideology and development experts have been articulating from different perspectives. The debates are continuing and remain unresolved. At this juncture we will not extend this discussion less we may shift from the original perspective which the paper tries to focus. The intention of the paper is not to describe the definition and its pending debates but in highlighting developmental approaches adopted by the ‘state’, institutions and organizations. The broad objective is poverty reduction and modernization of human societies (especially for the developing and less d...

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