Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.961230160518.13734D-100000@dante> Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 16:14:00 -0700 From: "J.C. WANDEMBERG" <mailto:juwandem@NMSU.EDU> Subject: Re: Escalating philosophising To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
On Mon, 30 Dec 1996 mailto:EUNSteve@AOL.COM wrote:snip..> > But, Yvonne, isn't it equally true that millions--even more millions--have
> been wasted on projects designed by those affected--projects which turned out
> to be no more successful than those designed by the outsiders, the
> prejudgers?
>
> Dr. Steve Eskow, President
Dear Dr. Eskow, I would truly appreciate some references regarding your above comment for I consider it quite incorrect.
My research (covering close to two thousand development projects throughout the world) points to project designs (associated with bureaucratic approaches, that is top-down) as the main reason for failure and participative democratic approaches (where at least functional participation --as defined by Pretty-- has been achieved) as the main reason for project success (i.e. achieving and maintaining objectives).
Best regards,
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