New Internationalist: The people, the ideas, the action in the fight for world development.

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No. 106 December 1981


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THE WHO, WHAT AND WHY
OF COMMUNITY ACTION
Dexter Tiranti answers some of the awkward questions that arise in any form of popular participation.

Milestones in popular pressure - The Facts

Viva la co-operativa!
Dominic Flassati traces the remarkable growth of one of the world's most successful co-operative ventures.

Out of the underworld
A report from Jon Vogler on a Latin American garbage picking co-operative.

The crippled giants
Christopher Hird explains the failure of the co-operatives Tony Benn started.

Healthy aboriginal aggression
Bob Hawkins looks at an aborigine health programme that has led to political action.

Loosening the rope
A report on a community health initiative in the Philippines by Ruth Hoover Seitz.

The sardines fight back
Eileen Sudworth profiles a Hong Kong community housing project.

Patchwork progress
Glen williams tells the story of the women quilt-makers of Ahmedabad.

Fighting shy
Reasons for staying on the sidelines. Illustrated by Clive Offley.

The alchemy of success
Roland Bunch looks at the ingredients of successful community development.

Worth reading on...The alchemy of success

Ideas for action

Reviews: New books and classicsCountry profile: PanamaCover photograph: UNHCR


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