{"product_id":"democratic-rural-organizations","title":"Democratic Rural Organizations","description":"\u003cp\u003eDemocratic rural organizations can play an important role in helping their members, who are frequently poor farmers living in the margins of the economy, to escape their disadvantaged starting point and to gain access to financial services, political influence and profitable markets for their product. \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Rural Organizations: Thresholds for Evolution in Africa and Asia\u003c\/i\u003e traces the evolution of democratic rural organizations from small groups to larger, NGO financed, multi-tier democratic rural organizations in recent years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRural citizens have historically formed democratic organizations by their own initiative, to enhance economic and social wellbeing, but in recent years rural mobilization processes are frequently initiated and supported by national Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), who are financed and guided by international NGOs, a process which has had mixed results. Using rich empirical material from Uganda, India, Bangladesh and Cambodia, \u003ci\u003eDemocratic Rural Organizations: Thresholds for Evolution in Africa and Asia\u003c\/i\u003e identifies eight thresholds which represent practical stages in the development pathway of democratic rural organizations and influence success or failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth development practitioners and researchers of development and rural policy will find this book a useful guide to the deployment of democratic organization as a strategy for economic and political empowerment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54243262792024,"sku":"9780367889821","price":55.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780367889821_996287e4-ec96-45fe-a4fa-ff2c625cd488.jpg?v=1769078723","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/democratic-rural-organizations","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}