The contributions of applied anthropology to peasant development

Vista sencilla de ítem
cepal.bibLevelSección o Parte de un Documento
cepal.callNumberX/C 22(60/96)
cepal.docTypeRevistas
cepal.idSade20147
cepal.topicEngSOCIAL POLICIES AND PROGRAMMES
cepal.topicSpaPOLÍTICAS Y PROGRAMAS SOCIALES
cepal.workareaEngSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO SOCIAL
dc.contributor.authorDurston, John
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-02T18:41:44Z
dc.date.available2014-01-02T18:41:44Z
dc.date.issued1996-12
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliography
dc.description.abstractThe present surge of interest in participative rural development projects based on peasant communities differs from similar past experiences in that it forms part of a broader tendency to decentralize social management, to enhance the role of the beneficiaries of social policies, and to give them a bigger say in their implementation. In order to avoid repeating the failures of past decades in programmes designed to reduce rural poverty, it is necessary to incorporate elements of modern applied anthropology in programmes for the training of extension workers and in the explanatory models of specialists formulating rural development projects. The practical contribution that applied anthropology can make stems not only from the experience of anthropologists in development projects but also, and above all, from a knowledge of the empirical reality revealed by academic anthropology. Although some anthropological concepts are already being used in some other disciplines, they usually correspond to outmoded theories already discarded by many anthropologists. This article identifies some of these "anthropological myths" and explores ways in which the new perceptions of anthropology could be applied to some of the commonest components of rural development projects. The concepts used in this dual task include the development cycle of peasant households, kinship as a reserve of mutual aid, the community as a referent of prestige, and ethnic identity as a social resource.
dc.formatTexto
dc.format.extentpáginas. 99-114
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/G.1943-P
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/10581
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescriptionp. 99-114
dc.relation.isPartOfCEPAL Review
dc.relation.isPartOfNo60
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesCEPAL Review
dc.subject.unbisEngANTHROPOLOGY
dc.subject.unbisEngCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subject.unbisEngDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subject.unbisEngETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS
dc.subject.unbisEngPEASANTRY
dc.subject.unbisEngRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngRURAL SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL POLICY
dc.subject.unbisSpaANTROPOLOGIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaASENTAMIENTOS RURALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaCAMPESINADO
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO DE LA COMUNIDAD
dc.subject.unbisSpaDESARROLLO RURAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaGRUPOS ETNICOS Y RACIALES
dc.subject.unbisSpaPARTICIPACION COMUNITARIA
dc.subject.unbisSpaPOLITICA SOCIAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaPROYECTOS DE DESARROLLO
dc.titleThe contributions of applied anthropology to peasant development
dc.type.coarrevista
Descargar
Bloque original
Mostrando 1 - 1 de 1
Miniatura
Nombre:
60099114I_en.pdf
Tamaño:
865.96 KB
Formato:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Descripción:
Document in English
Descargar
Colecciones
Revista CEPAL