Contesting Development

Participatory Projects and Local Conflict Dynamics in Indonesia

Barron Patrick, Diprose Rachael, Woolcock Michael

Analyzes a highly successful participatory development programme in Indonesia, exploring its distinctive origins and design principles and its impacts on local conflict dynamics and social institutions.

About the Author

Patrick Barron, a doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford, was for seven years the manager of World Bank's Conflict and Development programme in Indonesia.

Rachael Diprose, a doctoral candidate at the University of Oxford, has worked in development research, policy, and programming around the world.

Michael Woolcock is senior social scientist, Development Research Group, World Bank.

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