| Abstract title: |
Empowerment examined |
| Author: |
Jo Rowlands |
| Issue: |
Volume 5, Number 2 1995 |
Empowerment is a term often used in development work, but rarely defined. This article explores the meaning of empowerment, in the context of its root-concept, power. Different understandings of what constitutes power lead to a variety of interpretations of empowerment, and hence to a range of implications for development policy and practice. Empowerment terminology makes it possible to analyse power, inequality and oppression; but to be of value in illuminating development practice, the concept requires precise and deliberate definition and use.
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