This book seeks to assess the state of the art of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) among the NGOs in Tamil Nadu, with particular focus on efficacy of participatory methods. It finds out the problems and challenges encountered by the NGOs in employing PRA methods in rural development work, and analyses the steps taken by them to overcome such problems and challenges. Also, it ascertains the innovations, if any, attempted by NGOs in the arena of participatory methods. The book will be great use for development workers, researchers and policy makers.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR N. Narayana
Prof. N. Narayana is teaching in the Department of Economics, University of Botswana, Botswana. He is on leave of absence from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. He authored many research papers in various journals and books and contributed papers to the editorial volumes. Prof. Narayana is currently Editor of a bi-annual International journal 'Indian Journal of Social and Economic Policy' and on the editorial board of another international journal "Journal of Environment and Ecological Management". He has participated and also presented papers in a number of national/international conferences/ seminars and traveled widely in many countries.
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