Introduction

It was the attempt from the govt to usher in the period of community led growth and development, which would transformation the rural social structure. And aid to the nation building Process.

Taken from Oxford Book

• Introduction
• Criticism

Field study

• SC Dube & CDP
• Thinkers

• Positive impact (social, political, economic and gender)
• Negative impact (Social, politics economic and gender)
• Constraints that it faced

Conclusion

Thus, the implementation of CDP and subsequent sociological studies have reveals that important of Citizens/Beneficiary participation in the success of rural development program. It also highlighted the shortcomings of top down policy making.

They reveal the importance of micro sociological analysed of these programs