论农村发展中的公众参与

On Participation in Rural Development

在国际发展实践中 ,参与在大多数情况下被当成是出席的代名词。然而 ,在现代发 展理论中 ,参与作为重要的发展手段 ,是发展中授权、民主、良好的治理、创新、合作、分权 化等的基础。参与实际上包括更广泛的内涵 ,如决策及选择过程中的介入、贡献与努力、 承诺与能力、动力与责任、乡土知识与创新、对资源的利用与控制、能力建设、利益分享。

In international development practice, participation is often misunderstood as the same notion of presence. However, according to contemporary development theory, participation is an important measure of development, moreover, participation is the basis of empowerment, democracy, good governance, innovation, cooperation, decentralization, and capacity building. In fact, participation contains broader meanings, such as involvement in decision-making and choices, contribution and efforts, commitment and ability, initiatives and responsibility, indigenous knowledge and innovation, access to and control over resources, capacity building, benefit sharing, self-organization and self-reliance.