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Karen Brock
Publications - 10
Citations - 1120
Karen Brock is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poverty & Basic needs. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 10 publications receiving 1053 citations.
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What do buzzwords do for development policy? a critical look at ‘participation’, ‘empowerment’ and ‘poverty reduction’
Andrea Cornwall,Karen Brock +1 more
TL;DR: In the fast-moving world of development policy, buzzwords play an important part in framing solutions as mentioned in this paper, and today's development orthodoxies are captured in a seductive mix of such words, among which 'participation', 'empowerment' and 'poverty reduction' take a prominent place.