Participatory Rural Appraisal : Principles, Methods and Application

Participatory Rural Appraisal: Principles, Methods and Application is based on the author's experience in the field of development research and action. It provides a comprehensive and analytical picture of the evolution and principles of PRA / PLA, with a number of illustrations and field-based studies. Essential features of each method, the mode of practice, application, merits and limitations are highlighted in areas such as participatory poverty assessment, sustainable livelihood analysis, assessment of hunger, vulnerability analysis, organizational analysis, monitoring and evaluation.

N. Narayanasamy is Professor and Head, Department of Extension Education and Dean of the Faculty of Rural Development at Gandhigram Rural Institute, Tamil Nadu.