What is the development paradox?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The development paradox refers to the extent to which participatory methods reproduce inequalities and renew development's legitimacy as poverty adversary. One way out of this paradox is through self-organizing democratic participation at the grass roots in determining social need and ecological possibility. There is currently a vast range of such social mobilization and experimentation underway across the world, often under the radar, driven by the shortcomings of development writ large and in anticipation of deteriorating environments. Naturally, the antennae of the development agencies are picking up on these movements, with the goal of appropriation, partnership, or even recognition of a shifting paradigm.