Review of: "Community-Led Development: Perspectives and Approaches of Four Member Organizations"

The research is very topical given the deplorable development situation in most, if not all, communities found in developing countries of the South.The author wrote the paper in a lucid, interesting and understandable English language.The contribution to knowledge is explicit, the methodology is adequate and the argument is very convincing with strong appeal.Using the CLD framework and categorising the phases of CLD into mindset, capacity, impact and sustainability, the analysis provides insight on how community-led approaches to development are implemented at the field-level of international NGOs.The study makes a strong case for community-driven approaches to development in the face of failure of government-or stakeholder-driven one or, generally, the top-down approach.