Methods for Social Analysis in Developing Countries - 9780367163242

Taylor & Francis

This book fills the gap between social science methodology books and the realities of conducting social research under Third World conditions. It focuses on social impact assessment methods and cost effective social analyses for development projects and programs in US and Third World countries. > This book fills the gap between social science methodology books and the realities of conducting social research under Third World conditions. It focuses on social impact assessment methods and cost effective social analyses for development projects and programs in US and Third World countries. > Preface and Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Social Impact Assessment\u2014For Richer and for Poorer -- General Approaches -- Social Analysis in AID and the World Bank -- A New Zealand Issues-Oriented Approach to Social Impact Assessment -- The Development Anthropology Approach -- Basic Methods -- Surveys: Avoiding the Common Problems -- Demography of the Project Population -- Informant Intervt