| Description |
1 online resource (xxii, 338 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Multiple dimensions / Alan Fowler, Jan Ubels -- Multiple actors / Jim Woodhill -- Multiple levels / Hendrik Visser -- Advisor's roles / Douglas Champion, David Kiel, Jean McLendon -- Thematic and change expertise / Naa-Aku Acquaye-Baddoo -- Ownership, authority and conflict / Joe McMahon -- Whose values count? / Rajesh Tandon -- Organization development as a source / Ingrid Richter -- 'Reading' situations / Catherine Collingwood -- Dialogue / Marianne Bjer -- Institutions, power and politics / Niels Boeson -- Public accountability / Rakesh Rajani -- The micro-macro gap / Jan Ubels, Rinus van Klinken, Hendrik Visser -- Working with value chains / Duncan Mwesige -- Engaging with community-based organizations / Schirin Yachkaschi -- Leadership development / Brigitte Dia and Jan Willem Eggink -- Knowledge networking / Geoff Parcell -- Measuring capacity development / David Watson -- Time matters / Heinz Greijn and Alan Fowler -- Self-reflection / Bruce Britton -- Accountability and learning / Irene Guijt -- Taking stock / Jan Ubels, Alan Fowler, Naa-Aku Acaquaye Baddoo -- A capacity development market? / Jan Ubels -- Becoming professional / Naa-Aku Acquaye Baddoo, Jan Ubels, Alan Fowler |
| Summary |
The international development community invests billions of dollars to improve organisational capacity. But real-life practice is poorly understood and undervalued as a distinct professional domain. Written by practitioners, this innovative publication is designed to make capacity development more professional and increasingly effective in achieving development goals. Practical illustrations draw on experiences from the civic, government and private sectors. A central theme is to understand capacity as more than something internal to organisations. This book shows how capacity also stems from .. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Economic assistance -- Developing countries
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Technical assistance -- Developing countries
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Economic development -- Developing countries
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Institution building -- Developing countries
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Economic Policy.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Government & Business.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Economic Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- General.
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Economic assistance
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Economic development
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Institution building
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Technical assistance
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Utvecklingsbistånd.
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Developing countries
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ubels, Jan, 1956-
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Acquaye-Baddoo, Naa-Aku.
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Fowler, Alan, 1947-
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| LC no. |
2009053544 |
| ISBN |
9781849776363 |
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1849776369 |
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9781136532641 |
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1136532641 |
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