Social capacity, sustainable development, and older people: Lessons from community-based care in Southeast Asia
While gender has become a central factor in development, age and older people are seldom considered, and many organisations assume a top-down, non-participatory model of care-even when these organisations are otherwise engaged in sustainable and participatory development. This paper looks at how old...
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| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Institution: | Chiang Mai University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | While gender has become a central factor in development, age and older people are seldom considered, and many organisations assume a top-down, non-participatory model of care-even when these organisations are otherwise engaged in sustainable and participatory development. This paper looks at how older people have been involved in sustainable community-based care efforts in Southeast Asia, and argues that the key factor for project success is the building of 'social capacity'-the ability of a social group or community to function and care for its older members-which depends on the strategic approach to participation taken by the project. |
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