From clients to citizens : deepening the practice of asset-based and citizen-led development, conversations from the ABCD forum, July 8-10, 2009
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2009
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Coady International Institute, Antigonish, CA
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This report is derived from the conference “From Clients to Citizens: Deepening the Practice of Asset-Based and Citizen-Led Development.” Asset-based and citizen-led approaches to community development (ABCD) was the basis for the forum which brought together community development workers, teachers, researchers, policy makers, and donors. ABCD relies on “weak theory,” an openness to alternative and diverse possibilities and our capacity to contribute to them. Endogenous development is another way to refer to communities that have identified their own assets and are able to bring them to the table, potentially attracting government entities who can support community initiatives.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CAPACITY BUILDING, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, DECENTRALIZATION, COMMUNITY POWER, PARTICIPATORY DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CANADA, ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL LEVEL, GLOBAL