
Challenging the Professions questions the dominant approaches of professions, disciplines and bureaucracies concerned with rural development. The theme is that 'we', who call ourselves professionals, are much of the problem, and to do better requires reversals of much...

Questioning the dominant approaches taken by many professionals concerned with rural development the theme of this book is that -we- - the professionals - are much of the problem. New frontiers could be opened by reversing many ideas and practices.