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Citizen Participation in Rural Community Development: Community Group Perspectives
Abstract
Citizen participation in the Ru community development process,
particularly as reflected in definitions of participation held by
community decision-making groups, is examined. Data from interviews
with 125 government leaders & 110 managers & proprietors in 3
Ru Ala counties reveal: (1) business & government leaders differ
in their support of citizen involvement, with government leaders
attaching more importance to it & with differences most pronounced
in community mobilization strategies; & (2) business &
government leader definitions of citizen involvement conform to the
theoretical dimensions suggested in the literature, although business
definitions center around a participation strategy stressing
consequences for individual participants while government definitions
center around behavioral change for individuals & community
groups. 3 Tables, 30 References. Modified HA.
Journal
(January-April 1977)
vol6
no1
pages48-58
Categories
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Citizen/Political Nonprofits
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Citizen Participation and Involvement
