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From Clients to Citizens: Asset-Based Community Development as a Strategy
For Community- Driven Development
Alison Mathie, Gord Cunningham, January 2002
The Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University
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Abstract
Asset-based community development (ABCD) is presented as an alternative to
needs-based approaches to
development. Following an overview of the principles and practice of ABCD, five
major elements of ABCD
are examined in the light of current literature on relevant research and
practice. This involves exploring:
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theory and practice of appreciative inquiry; |
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asset for community
development; |
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sustainable livelihoods
approach; |
![bullet](_themes/nature/nabull1.gif) | lessons learned from two decades of international development in the
participatory paradigm; and
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![bullet](_themes/nature/nabull1.gif) | the theory and practice of building active citizenship engagement and a stronger
civil society. |
How ABCD
both reflects recent trends in these areas and stands to benefit from the
insights generated from this work is
outlined.
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