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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458005003321

Autore

Taylor Daniel C

Titolo

Empowerment on an unstable planet [[electronic resource] ] : from seeds of human energy to the scale of global change / / Daniel C. Taylor, Carl E. Taylor, Jesse O. Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2012

ISBN

0-19-025844-6

1-283-42758-3

9786613427588

0-19-984297-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (295 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TaylorCarl E

TaylorJesse O

Disciplina

307.1/401

Soggetti

Social change

Economic development

Political participation

Social action

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

What we can do with what we have, here, today -- Connecting to the larger field of development & social change -- If traditional development practices were effective -- The option available to everyone : mobilizing human capacity -- To grow empowerment : four necessary principles -- Maintaining momentum : seven tasks -- Staying on course : the five criteria of evidence-based decisionmaking -- The process of going to scale : interaction among three dynamics -- The global imperative of going to scale : examples of environmental action -- In New York City and China -- Confronting empire.

Sommario/riassunto

Since World War II, development projects have invested more than two trillion dollars towards health services, poverty alleviation, education, food security, and environmental initiatives around the world. Despite these efforts, 20% of the world still liv