The role of local brokers in the development system. Experiences with "self‑help projects" in East Africa

IntroductionAccording to the definition of local brokers given in the call for papers for the conference, they are "social actors who belong to a local arena". Local brokers are situated "at the interface between the project's beneficiaries and the development agencies". Th...

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In:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/apad,
Main Author: Neubert, Dieter
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Language:Anglais
Published: Bulletin de l’APAD 2007
Online Access:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Summary:IntroductionAccording to the definition of local brokers given in the call for papers for the conference, they are "social actors who belong to a local arena". Local brokers are situated "at the interface between the project's beneficiaries and the development agencies". They act between two different systems : the international system of development aid and the system of local communities. Therefore, local development brokers can be analysed from two perspectives.One perspective is that of ...