PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO

Lack of participation, political and otherwise, has
been a case in point in Latin American countries in
their struggle to develop, Mexico not being the
exception. Political democracy is not enough for the
implementation of both a better distribution of
wealth and social justice. Development is an increase
of people s ability and desire to satisfy their own
needs and legitimate desires, and those of others
with the means at their disposal. Development will be
enhanced when individuals take part in all decisions
that affect their lives. This book provides a method
of participative strategic planning, the Reflection
and Design Conference (RDC), that gives the
opportunity for people to participate in the design
and implementation of their own future, in ways that
do not threaten established local authorities. In
many circumstances the membership of a RDC is a mix
of such people along with organizational leaders at
several levels. In the RDC atmosphere they all have
equal status. The ideas and concepts formulated in
this book are of particular interest to
organizational and community development
practitioners and anyone interested in development in
the right sense.

Autorentext
Jaime Jiménez, Ph D: Studied Social Systems Sciences in Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. He is a researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and consultant. He is specialized in development processes, participative strategic planning, quality of working life, total quality, and group dynamics associated to organizational change.

Klappentext
Lack of participation, political and otherwise, has been a case in point in Latin American countries in their struggle to develop, Mexico not being the exception. Political democracy is not enough for the implementation of both a better distribution of wealth and social justice. Development is an increase of people's ability and desire to satisfy their own needs and legitimate desires, and those of others with the means at their disposal. Development will be enhanced when individuals take part in all decisions that affect their lives. This book provides a method of participative strategic planning, the Reflection and Design Conference (RDC), that gives the opportunity for people to participate in the design and implementation of their own future, in ways that do not threaten established local authorities. In many circumstances the membership of a RDC is a mix of such people along with organizational leaders at several levels. In the RDC atmosphere they all have equal status. The ideas and concepts formulated in this book are of particular interest to organizational and community development practitioners and anyone interested in development in the right sense.