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Rwandan “home grown initiatives†: Illustrating inherent contradictions of the democratic developmental state

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The 21st†century developmental state is envisaged as implying democratic participation. Rwanda both explicitly aspires to follow the developmental state example and eloquently ascribes to far†reaching participatory ideals, and a number of development programmes, “home grown initiatives,†have been launched, allegedly reviving traditional participatory practices. Based on original material, this article analyzes local experiences of the participation entailed in some of these programmes. In the conclusion, the poor practice of participation reported is found to point to inherent contradiction of the idea of a democratic and participatory version of the developmental state.

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  • Malin Hasselskog, 2018. "Rwandan “home grown initiatives†: Illustrating inherent contradictions of the democratic developmental state," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 36(3), pages 309-328, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devpol:v:36:y:2018:i:3:p:309-328
    DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12217
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