Zambia : Issues of Scaling Up in Peri-Urban Areas

Garrett, James

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    AUTHORITY;    BASIC SERVICES;    CAPACITY OF COMMUNITIES;    CITIES;   

RP-ID  :  33010

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This note is part of a series thatexamines the factors that facilitate the scaling up ofCommunity Driven Development (CDD) programs. The notehighlights the experience of CARE Zambia's Program ofSupport for Poverty Elimination and Community Transformation(PROSPECT) initiative, which applies a community basedapproach to reduce poverty in peri-urban areas of Lusaka,and discusses the importance of linking CDD with structures,and processes outside community boundaries, to ensure thatthey are able to scale up in more dynamic and sustainableways than simple replication. It also examines thedifficulties of doing so in the face of opposition byentrenched political interests.