ABSTRACT
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part reviews the experiences of five industrialized countries with some form of participative planning and management (PPM) and examines the suitability of these countries versus developing countries for a PPM approach. Participation would be seen as merely the coordination of roles of the outside advisers, the national decision-makers, and the local beneficiaries, to achieve effective guidance of the development process. The part provides not only books but other documents published in book form by consulting firms, universities, and some international organizations. It analyses articles published in professional journals in the United States and abroad.
