Democratic Rural Organizations

Esbern Friis-Hansen is a Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies, DenmarkJanki Andharia is a Professor and Dean at the Jamsetji Tata School of Disaster Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, IndiaGodfrey Suubi is a Socio-Economist at the National Agricultural Research Organisation, Uganda

• SECTION I Historical context of evolution of democratic rural organizationsChapter 1 Democratic rural organizations as vehicles for rural development in Africa and AsiaChapter 2 The socio-economic and political contexts of democratic rural organisations in IndiaChapter 3 The socio-economic and political context of democratic rural organizations in UgandaChapter 4 The socio-economic and political context of rural organizations in BangladeshChapter 5 The socio-economic and political context of rural organizations in CambodiaSECTION II Conceptual frameworkChapter 6 Unpacking participation and fostering empowermentChapter 7 Identifying thresholds for the evolution of Democratic Rural OrganizationsSECTION III Practical thresholds for the evolution of democratic rural organizationsChapter 8 Mobilising rural people to organize in groups and higher level DROChapter 9 NGO-fostered empowerment through membership of democratic rural organisationsChapter 10 About what, when and how to federate democratic rural organisationsChapter 11 Governance: adjusting aims and leadership to address market challenges and satisfy members’ aspirationsChapter 12 Finance for the federation of democratic rural organisationsChapter 13 Accountability in democratic rural organisationsChapter 14 Markets as a threshold for DROsChapter 15 Navigating political challengesChapter 16 A Practitioners’ PerspectiveChapter 17 Conclusion