Allan Kaplan is the Executive Director of the Community Development Resource Association based in Woodstock, South Africa.


The views expressed in this publication are those of the author. They do not necessarily represent those of the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service (NGLS), or any other part of the United Nations system.


This is the tenth in the series of NGLS Occasional Papers, renamed Development Dossiers. They are published for development educators and development action NGOs who are welcome to use them in their own publications. Please credit source and send NGLS a copy.

Published in February 1999