Development in practice
by Doug Porter

Drawing on field diaries, interviews and documentation, this study of a large Australian aid-funded rural development project, the Magarini Settlement Project in Coast Province, Kenya, reveals how it was organized, what it was meant to achieve and the reasons why it failed.
Economic assistanceEconomic policyRural developmentRural development projectsRural development, kenyaKenya, economic conditionsAfrica, rural conditionsDéveloppement ruralProjets de développement ruralAide économiquePolitique économiqueEntwicklungshilfe