Critically assess the argument that participation is vital for development.

Critically assess the argument that participation is vital for development. Order Description Participation There are important questions about the extent to which development involves people. There has been a concern that development is ‘done to’ people rather than ‘done with’ people: top-down rather than bottom-up development. In the last ten years or so, this argument has led many to assert the importance of participation in development: both as normatively desirable and also more effective for implementation. Look at how participation has emerged as a key aspect of development policy and critically reflect on the different ways in which participation happens. Key reading Brohman, Chapter 8 Peet, Chapter 7 Further reading Brett, E. (2003) ‘Participation and accountability in development management’ Journal of Development Studies 40, 2 Hickey, S. and Mohan, G. (2005) 'Relocating Participation within a Radical Politics of Development', Development and Change, 36, 2, 237-262. Kumar, S & Corbridge, S. (2002) ‘Programmed to fail? Development projects and the politics of participation’ Journal of Development Studies 29, 2 McGee, R. (2002) ‘Participating in Development’ in Kothari and Minogue Development Theory and Practice Michener, V. (1998) ‘The Participatory Approach: Contradiction and Co-option in Burkina Faso’ World Development 26, 12 Mosse, D. (2005) Cultivating Development Pluto Press, chapter 2 Vajja, A. & White, H. (2008) ‘Can the World Bank build social capital?’ Journal of Development Studies 44, 8