World Bank2012-08-132012-08-131996-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11638"The World Bank Participation Sourcebook " (report no. 15363) is a how-to guide to help Bank staff support participatory approaches in economic and social development. It is a collection of cases, told in the first person, by Task Managers in the Bank. In the Sourcebook examples, the sponsors and designers demonstrate a willingness to work collaboratively with other key stakeholders in carrying out the steps require to prepare a project for World Bank financing. Specifically, they: (a) identify the strengths and weaknesses of existing policies and service and support systems; that is the stakeholders conduct the analysis and diagnosis collaboratively; (b) decide and articulate what is needed; that is, the stakeholders collaboratively set objectives; (c) decide on pragmatic terms, directions, priorities, and institutional responsibilities; that is, the stakeholders create a strategy; and (d) develop or oversee development of project policies, specifications, blueprints, budgets, and technologies needed to move from the present to the future; that is, the stakeholders collaboratively formulate project tactics.CC BY 3.0 IGOACTIONSCIVIL SOCIETYCONSENSUSCONSULTATIONDECISIONMAKINGDISADVANTAGED PEOPLEINDIRECTLY AFFECTED GROUPSINTENDED BENEFICIARIESLEARNINGLISTENINGLOCAL CAPACITYLOCAL GOVERNMENTLOCAL KNOWLEDGEOPERATIONSPARTICIPATORY APPROACHPARTICIPATORY PROCESSPARTICIPATORY PROCESSESPOVERTY ASSESSMENTSPROJECT DESIGNSOCIAL CHANGESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSTAKEHOLDERSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONSTAKEHOLDER WORKSHOPSSTAKEHOLDERSSUSTAINABILITYSYSTEMATIC CLIENT CONSULTATIONZOPP PARTICIPATIONSPARTICIPATION ANALYSISSTAKEHOLDER ANALYSISPROJECT DESIGNSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATIONPOVERTYPOVERTY MITIGATIONLESSONS LEARNEDReflections from the Participation SourcebookWorld Bank10.1596/11638