Multilevel planning and the two-way planning process. Development from below. Development from within. Chemistry of micro-level development. Local-level planning for integrated rural development.
Information needs and systems for decentralized planning.
Decentralized planning in the context of the current decentralization reforms in India. Training needs for decentralized district planning. Training in information systems for sub-national development planning. Developing countries in Asia and Africa are currently re-inventing and restructuring their institutional mechanisms towards decentralized and participatory systems, against a background of rising expectations and broken promises. The crucial questions being asked everywhere are.