Product Description

Rural poverty is often unseen or misperceived by outsiders. Dr Chambers contends that researchers, scientists, administrators and fieldworkers rarely appreciate the richness and validity of rural people's knowledge or the hidden nature of rural poverty. This is a challenging book for all concerned with rural development, as practitioners, academics, students or researchers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #287914 in Books
• Published on: 1983-11-21
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Review
'Chambers has successfully combined a lucid style and powerful use of words with a high degree of academic rigour . . . written with a directness and honesty.' (Community Development Journal)

Customer Reviews

Very interesting subject, food for thought
I've read this book because I am very interested in the subject. The book comes up with some good ideas and sometimes addresses the problems of rural development in a controversial way, but never the less the conclusion is good and I will definetely recommend the book. But the only downside is, you have to stay focus on the subject and stay crititcal whilst reading it and you'll be okay, alot of food for thought after reading this book, I'll garuantee you that!

How to approach development
A great book for anyone involved in international development, and one I wish I'd read before I left to go to Ghana with VSO. Mr Chambers demonstrates that the recipients of aid and development work aren't passive recipients but are crucial participants, with much to teach those trying to help them, and possessing the right to have a say in activities which may effect them.