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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195476689

ISBN-139780195476682

eBay Product ID (ePID)72410012

Product Key Features

Number of Pages350 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAga Khan Rural Support Programme : a Journey Through Grassroots Development

SubjectSociology / General, Public Policy / Regional Planning

Publication Year2009

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

AuthorShoaib Sultan Khan

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight0.2 Oz

Item Length5.7 in

Item Width8.8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal307.14120954

Table Of ContentGlossary of NamesGlossary of TermsForewordSection I: Origins and Early Experiences1. An Autobiographical Introduction2. The Daudzai Project3. The Personal Diary of a UN Consultant in Japan4. Letters from Sri Lanka - The Mahaweli Ganga Project5. Transition from the Civil Service to the Aga Khan FoundationSection II: AKRSP6. His Highness The Aga Khan's Vision of AKRSP7. My Introduction to AKRSP8. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: Goals and Operating Principles9. Programme Impact and the Numbers Game10. Partners in Development11. Community Mobilization at AKRSP12. Women, Equity and Economic Justice13. New Management Paradigm14. Dr. Akhter Hameed KhanSection III: Scaling Up and Replication15. Scaling up and replication16. A Case Study of Advocacy with the Government17. SAPAP and Andhra Pradesh

SynopsisThe book is a narration of participatory development experience in the rural areas of South Asia. It is meant for both the professional and lay reader interested in poverty alleviation and rural development. The lessons learned in rural development based on the author's work over the last fifty years in various areas of South Asia are narrated in the context of "working within the system and living within the means". The basic principles of rural development are described through the process of engaging rural men and women to shape their lives. Inspirational contents of the efforts of rural people are combined with operational details of interaction between these people and professionals to ignite hope and offer guidelines for changing the lives of the teeming millions by mobilizing their own potential. The book would be of interest not only to professionals in the non profit sector but policy makers and development managers in the government because it offers insight about enabling government to reach the poor at the household level through social mobilization. The book is a valuable addition to the knowledge on people-centered development and evidence based advocacy for policy change conducive to sustainable development., The book is a narration of participatory development experience in the rural areas of South Asia. It is meant for both the professional and lay reader interested in poverty alleviation and rural development. The lessons learned in rural development based on the author's work over the last fifty years in various areas of South Asia are narrated in the context of "working within the system and living within the means". The basic principles of rural development are described through the process of engaging rural men and women to shape their lives. Inspirational contents of the efforts of rural people are combined with operational details of interaction between these people and professionals to ignite hope and offer guidelines for changing the lives of the teeming millions by mobilizing their own potential. The book would be of interest not only to professionals in the non profit sector but policy makers anddevelopment managers in the government because it offers insight about enabling government to reach the poor at the household level through social mobilization. The book is a valuable addition to the knowledge on people-centered development and evidence based advocacy for policy change conducive tosustainable development., The book gives an account of participatory strategies for rural development in the South Asian context in a non esoteric manner. Basic principles of participatory development are narrated by the author through story telling making it interesting and at the same time providing rich insights about the process of engaging people in changing their own lives., The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme relates the story of participatory development experience in the rural areas of South Asia. The lessons learned in rural development, based on the author's work over the last fifty years in various areas of South Asia, are narrated in the context of "working within the system and living within the means". The basic principles of rural development are described through the process of engaging rural men and women to shape their lives. Operational details of interaction between communities and professionals are combined with inspirational content on the efforts of these people to ignite hope and offer guidelines for changing the lives of the teeming millions by mobilizing their own potential. The book also provides insights into the Aga Khan Rural Suport Programme, an ambitious and successful sustainable development programme that was initiated by Shoaib Sultan at the behest of the Aga Khan, a patron with long term commitment to sustainable development. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme is a valuable addition to the knowledge on people-centered development and evidence-based advocacy for policy change conducive to sustainable development. It will interest both the professional and general reader interested in poverty alleviation and rural development., The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme relates the story of participatory development experience in the rural areas of South Asia. The lessons learned in rural development, based on the author's work over the last fifty years in various areas of South Asia, are narrated in the context of "working within the system and living within the means." The basic principles of rural development are described through the process of engaging rural men and women to shape their lives. Operational details of interaction between communities and professionals are combined with inspirational content on the efforts of these people to ignite hope and offer guidelines for changing the lives of the teeming millions by mobilizing their own potential. The book also provides insights into the Aga Khan Rural Suport Programme, an ambitious and successful sustainable development programme that was initiated by Shoaib Sultan at the behest of the Aga Khan, a patron with long term commitment to sustainable development. The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme is a valuable addition to the knowledge on people-centered development and evidence-based advocacy for policy change conducive to sustainable development. It will interest both the professional and general reader interested in poverty alleviation and rural development.

LC Classification NumberHN981.C6K43 2009