Neela Mukherjee

This book is a study on rural participation based on the methodology of Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), the accompanying methods and field-level applications.  It is divided into four chapters: the first provides a short introduction to the logic of PRA, its significance, principles, foundations, kinds and origin; the second analyses the indigenous knowledge-sources and discusses the different participatory methods in the light of field experiences; the thirds describes applications of PRA in understanding of poverty, wealth, ecology, gender and health and the fourth illustrates some p

This book aims to provide field-based tools for linking the ‘micro’ or voices at local level, with the ‘macro’ public-policy making at higher levels.  Drawing from research in developing countries, it describes 27 voice tools for gaining insights into the larger picture and institutional spaces.