00971nam a2200109Ia 4500080001800000100002300018245008300041260004600124300001400170520065800184583001900842 a01.01.06 S172 aSalmen, Lawrence F aListen to the people : participant-observer evaluation of development projects bOxford University PressaNew YorkUSc1987 ax, 149 p. aInterprets the perception of reality of project beneficiaries of La Paz, Bolivia, and Guayaquil, Ecuador in the context of urban development projects and communicates that perception to host-country managers and Bank officials. Describes communities that served as project sites for the application of participant-observer evaluation. Discusses use of participant-observer evaluation in project areas and other countries where primary responsibility for the approach lay with host-country personnel. Elaborates the participant-observer evaluation method and summarizes its significance both as a project management tool and as a development activity. c3/7/00kM2LMGR