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Enhancing pro-poor governance in Eastern India: participation, politics and action research

Glyn Williams

Department of Geography, King’s College London, UK, glyn.williams{at}kcl.ac.uk

Manoj Srivastava

Development Studies Institute, London School of Economics, UK

Stuart Corbridge

Department of Geography, London School of Economics, UK, University of Miami, USA

René Véron

Department of Geography, Guelph University, Ontario, Canada

This paper uses the experience of a recent programme of action research in Eastern India to reflect on the use of participatory ideals within governance reform. In a situation where there are profound difficulties in local governance, it assesses the potential for participatory forms of stakeholder engagement to begin a process of reform. It criticizes views of reform put forward by both the World Bank and Robert Chambers, and argues instead that critical self-reflection and the construction of alliances among a variety of reform-minded actors are important first steps in building political capabilities to challenge structural blockages to pro-poor governance.

Key Words: action research • Bihar (India) • governance reform • participation • political capabilities • Robert Chambers

Progress in Development Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, 159-178 (2003)
DOI: 10.1191/1464993403ps059ra
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