An Approach to Planning: Development in Democracy

The core of the research is the claim that there are different approaches to planning, but all countries should have a sort of planning for their long-term outlook. The paper discusses the specifications to distinguish types of plans. It is shown that with the democratic movement in different societies, the approach to planning has also moved towards more democratic shapes, and in particular towards community-based planning.The paper discusses various parameters distinguishing different types of planning and leads to the conclusion that there are common points in all types of plans. The discussion is extended to the actions needed for successful management and monitoring of the plans and the current world experience of various countries in choice of planning and monitoring their plans.