Slum Upgrading and Participation : Lessons from Latin America

Imparato, Ivo ; Ruster, Jeff

Washington, DC:World Bank

关键词: SLUMS;    PARTICIPATION ANALYSIS;    DEMOCRACY;    WATER SUPPLY;    SANITATION;   

DOI  :  10.1596/0-8213-5370-5
RP-ID  :  26291

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 book talks about participation,from the first to the last page. And that is its strength,for participation is a road leading to democracy. The trueparticipation it talks about does not rely on hours ofcompulsory labor or imposed levies; there is nothing forcedabout it. Rather, it is a process in which men and womenengage their will, their sense of responsibility, theirabilities, their dignity. It is a vital participation,because it affects much of what makes for a better life in apoor neighborhood: water supplies, sanitation, electricity,roads, drainage, public spaces, housing. For some,participation creates risks, whether of popular protests,mismanaged conflicts of interests, or mounting expectationsthat are difficult to meet. But, in reality ad above all,participation creates opportunity. In favors civic learningand people's empowerment. It opens the way toalternatives. It enhances the quality of projects and thecontinuity of development. It enables an escape from rigidcontrol or populist clientelism into a practice ofstrategies of negotiations.