But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.

Community action is as valuable a principle on the international level as it has been domestically.

Capitalism works better from every perspective when the economic decision makers are forced to share power with those who will be affected by those decisions.

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