Investments in empowerment, social capital, and community driven development (CDD) have been undertaken at the World Bank in an effort to improve development outcomes. All three are conceptually related and focus in part on inclusion, participation, organizations, and institutions. They also share the ultimate goals of poverty reduction and sustainable development.
In an effort to better understand these concepts, five consultants were commissioned to write "think pieces" that examined the meanings of these topics and their interrelationships. Amy R. Poteete (University of New Orleans), Christiaan Grootaert (former World Bank employee), Milton J. Esman (Cornell University), Arun Agrawal (University of Michigan), and Anirudh Krishna (Duke University) addressed how the concepts affect one another and how work programs and outcomes in each of these areas might become better integrated. Their findings were presented at a roundtable discussion moderated by Steen Jorgensen, Director of the World Bank’s Social Development Department. The event also featured comments from three World Bank task managers working in these three fields, Ruth Alsop (empowerment), Robert Chase (social capital), and Dan Owen (CDD).
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(Published: 10-21-2003)
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