'Teach a Man to Fish' : The Doctrine of Sustainability and Its Effects on Three Strata of Malawian Society

This paper analyzes the social impacts of the commitment to "sustainability" in donor-funded AIDS programs. Using survey, interview, and ethnographic data from rural Malawi, we examine how efforts to mobilize and empower local communities affect three strata of Malawian society: the villag...

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Publié dans:World development. - 1999. - 37(2009), 7 vom: 01. Juli, Seite 1182-1196
Auteur principal: Swidler, Ann (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Watkins, Susan Cotts
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: 2009
Accès à la collection:World development
Sujets:Journal Article
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