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OXFORD DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
Volume 40, Issue 1, Pages 49-67Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2011.646975
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- Luxembourg Government
- Fonds National de la Recherche
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This article calls for a new focus in the design, implementation and evaluation of projects, moving away from an abstract conception of the project and the goods it is intended to deliver, to a more meaningful concept of people as agents of change. Participation in a project leads to empowerment when people are self-motivated and involved in processes that they value, which achieve outcomes that they value. The article proposes a human autonomy effectiveness criterion relevant for sustainable human development; and then develops an analytical approach to assess a project's influence on human autonomy, with reference to changes in the determinants of autonomy (agency powers, access to resources and socio- structural contexts) and to relevant decision- making practices during the project.
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