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Citizen Participation, Community Development, and Urban Governance in the Developing World

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States11.950
Free, no sign-up neededSpring 2007English
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Citizen participation is everywhere. Invoking it has become de rigueur when discussing cities and regions in the developing world. From the World Bank to the World Social Forum, the virtues of participation are extolled: From its capacity to “deepen democracy” to its ability to improve governance, there is no shortage to the benefits it can bring.

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