Publications
This section offers a selection of publications related to capacity development.
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M. Robinson and S. Friedman, IDS Discussion Paper 383, 2005. This paper summarises the findings of a research project on the contribution of civil society organisations to democratisation in South Africa, Uganda and Ghana. The research examines their ability to influence government policy and l...
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Feb 2006D. Olowu, UNRISD, 2001. Decentralization policies and programmes in Africa have often been designed on the basis of ideological arguments than on analysis of what exists on the ground. This situation has been aggravated by the paucity of information on local political economy issues. This may a...
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T. Hilhorst and G. Baltissen, Eds., KIT Bulletin 362. CEDELO/SNV, 2004. This bulletin examines the rationale for and foundations of decentralisation in Mali, the institutional support arrangements and the first achievements of the process at local level, and discusses the issues and challenges...
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X. Furtado (2001) Occasional Paper no. 4, CIDA Policy Branch. This paper helps to promote our awareness of capacity development issues in an increasingly important area of government reform. The author notes the tendency to think of decentralization primarily in structural terms, in ways that e...
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M. Sorgenfrei and R. Wrigley, Praxis Paper 7, INTRAC, 2005. Civil society organisations (CSOs) operate in a complex and constantly changing environment. This has significant implications for their effectiveness. This paper suggests that by helping CSOs to understand and strengthen analytical an...
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JICA, Proc. International Symposium, Tokyo, Japan, 2004. This symposium, organised by JICA, UNDP, CIDA, GTZ and WBI, addressed the role of external actors as catalysts for change in supporting capacity development processes, including ownership and aid, political dimensions, participatory commu...
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R. Driscoll and A.M. Evans, ODI PRSP Monitoring & Synthesis Project, 2004. This paper examines the particular challenges and opportunities confronting countries that are formulating and implementing their ‘second generation’ PRS3 . While there is clearly an element of continuity in the tech...
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AusAid Evaluation and Review Series No. 36, September 2004. This report focuses on a number of very practical issues, including a review of the effectiveness of a range of different mechanisms and approaches to capacity building.
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G. Dijkstra, 2005, Development Policy Review, vol.23(4), p.443. Donors claim that the PRSP approach will increase aid effectiveness since PRSPs will enhance broad country ownership and lead to better ‘partnership’ with donors, implying more donor coordination under government leadership. In Bol...
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T. Cleobury and D. Morgan, eCourier 5, European Commission, November 2005. Few would argue that NGOs provide help and assistance to many who would not otherwise receive it. But in many respects, as acknowledged by many donors and NGO leaders themselves, this can be seen as essentially a ‘firefi...