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

• Autore: Taylor Daniel C
• Pubblicazione: New York, N.Y., : Oxford University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Disciplina: 307.1/401
• Soggetto topico: Social change; Economic development; Political participation; Social action
• Altri autori: TaylorCarl E TaylorJesse O
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Empowerment on an unstable planet
• ISBN: 0-19-992431-7; 0-19-025844-6; 1-283-42758-3; 9786613427588; 0-19-984297-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781518703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II