The participatory community development has surfaced in 1980s and late 1990s. Community development efforts intend to increase the number and usefulness of community assets, build community capacity and promote community member investment in the process. This requires the purposeful participation of community members in all phases of development. Evaluating slum upgrading program in Addis Ababa, this book presents factors which influence participation of community members and the effects of their participation on program progress and goal achievements. Broad range of participation...