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Connecting and catalyzing


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Abstract: The current issue explains exactly what those involved in the so-called CDC Initiative mean by CDC (= civic driven change). In short: citizens, moved by values such as inclusiveness, respect for diversity and concern for the planet, organize themselves in their own communities to achieve a more just economic and political order and more sustainable use of the earth, at local, national and global levels. The participants of the CDC Initiative are the first to emphasize that many of their ideas are not new. But even if CDC isn’t new, it could become a clear alternative for the current approaches to development. It can provide concrete tools and guidelines for bringing into practice what is already preached by many: that development is essentially a political process, and that human beings – rather than states or markets – should be at its core.
Authors: Bieckmann, F.
Category: Policy
Serial number: 10
ISSN: 1874-2033
Journal: The Broker
Keywords: development policy , civil society
Language: eng
Organization: The Broker
Year: 2008
Right: © 2008 IDP. This article has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported license.
Subject: Development Cooperation General
Start Page: 3
Title: Connecting and catalyzing

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