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Are community aspirations being accommodated in development plans?: a lesson from collective action in Jambi


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Record Type:Brief
Author:Syamsuddin; Neldysavrino; Komarudin, H.; Siagian, Y.
Abstract:The brief describes development planning consultations, locally known as musrenbang, conducted in stages through different levels of governance: village, sub-district and district. The brief then documents lessons from experience catalyzing collective action among local community goups (in particular women’s groups) to engage in this development process and to help articulate the women’s aspirations in such a way that they could be heard by district decision makers. While some progress was made, such as women’s improved presence in different forums and their capacity to speak and propose distinct proposals for development, some challenges such as elite capture remain.
Subject (Topic):decentralization, development plans, participation, rural communities, local government, community action, women, gender relations, law, action research, rural development
Subject (Geo):Sumatra, Indonesia
Physical Description:12p.
Publisher:Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia.
Publication Year:2007
Language:english
Notes:Also available in Indonesian
E-Files: PDF: English ( size 0.43 MB )


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