Information, Management and Participation : A New Approach from Public Health in Brazil
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
071464353X
ISBN-13
9780714643533
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint
Routledge
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 1st, 1998
Print length
172 Pages
Weight
227 grams
Product Classification:
Social welfare & social services
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This book deals with problems of management or people-oriented projects in less developed countries, and the author uses a project at a health district in Brazil, where he was a staff sociologist for three years, as a case study.
In order to alleviate poverty, people-oriented projects (those dealing with activities such as institutional development, health, family planning, education, and rural development) must be well-targeted towards the most vulnerable groups. However, official ''top-down'' information is incapable of identifying, prioritising and ''marking out'' these groups at a local level, and the result is too often an unfair, inefficient and ineffective allocation and use of the resources of social programmes. The author argues that a ''process approach'' is often necessary to geneate relevant knowledge about local needs, especially in poor urban and heterogeneous areas. Such an approach fosters flexibility and adaptability to the local context.
The book analyses the whole approach to information handling which was developed in the Brazilian project. The different phases are analysed; the collection and processing of data and the construction of an information system to be used for decision-making.
The book analyses the whole approach to information handling which was developed in the Brazilian project. The different phases are analysed; the collection and processing of data and the construction of an information system to be used for decision-making.
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