In May of 2008 I wrote some considerations and lines of action on local development in big cities . Since then, specialists and academics in our region were reported to enrich and deepen the material.
mentioned work can be viewed at: http://cronista3sector @ blogspot.com
To move forward we will present the conceptual approach to the subject and is a definition of OECD.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) suggests that local development can be seen as a process whereby a number of institutions and / or local people are mobilized in a given locality to develop, strengthen and stabilize operations using the best possible resources territory. "In other words, local development can be considered as an attempt from the bottom up of local stakeholders to improve the income, employment opportunities and quality of life in their localities.
local development in addition to thinking in the territory presupposes understanding the idea of \u200b\u200beconomic growth with social impact ie motoric growth that improved incomes
This time we discuss three basic components of this concept to its viability: COLLECTIVE IDENTITY
• • Leadership • INSTITUTIONALIZATION
These components must always be present in greater or lesser extent. The lack of it threatens this methodology.
Collective Identity: It is impossible to work in local development if the population does not have identification or sense of belonging to the territory. In many villages of our country this feeling of belonging is very strongly rooted in the case of some large cities this sense of belonging is being diluted.
This relative lack of collective identity is most often in large cities, particularly in the creation of new municipalities.
Leadership: The methodology of multi-actor collective work requires a great deal of leadership. The same may be exercised by a community member (personal or institutional). We all have an idea about this issue and there is abundant literature on the subject. Undoubtedly
flags of prosperity, including development, protection of the rights of all, improved quality of life on an ongoing basis, improved labor and environmental conditions of workers, which requires flag embody these ideals. As well known there is no "social banners" no "flag" to make them and promote themselves.
Institutionalization: For significant progress in local development is essential to promote public-private partnership. As I have said on other occasions, the local development is not exclusively the work of the rulers. Civil society through their leaders has come a long way in promoting new methods of work may well serve to formulate a public policy. In this regard the establishment of advisory boards, roundtables, crisis committees, etc. is a very good start to go to strengthening the institutionalization will framework and support for all collective actions. This institutionalization will serve the multi-actor space to generate strategic (problems, priorities, objectives) and to work well in planning local, do their monitoring and evaluative bodies generate.
remember that more perfect than the reality is our planning always has the last word.
There are some scholars who claim that the scenario of the public, where everyone is a collaborative space interact at the confluence of the best ideas and projects in harmony. Those who have some experience in social participation we know that the stage of public is usually chaotic and contradictions in interests converge because of governmental, institutional and personal. In any case the ability of the leaders of these multi-actor spaces will find the synthesis of all these expectations for progress in the realization of what is best for the local community.
These three elements are what gives cohesion to the participatory local development level. Create the conditions for these elements are present in this planning is vital. The absence of these elements may well hinder this activity to make it disappear.
2009 will set the stage for strategies and set goals and targets for local leaders of each village and every city of Argentina
begin the path to improve conditions in their territories to strengthen the participatory management of local development. Expressed herein is only a guide for progress in this direction. In local development and implementation methodologies are no magic is made by walking. Consultant
Alcides Aguirre 3 rd Sector Chronicler @ blogspot.com
http://cronista3sector Social NGOs President Brisa
La Plata, Argentina
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