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. The contribution of CSOs to democracy is not limited to their capacity to influence public policy; they also foster voice and participation, which in turn are functions of internal governance practices. Their capacity to offer citizen...
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IDS Bulletin 36(3), 2005. Momentum is gathering to increase aid flows and to accelerate debt cancellation for poor countries. But if serious attention is not paid to expanding the absorptive capacity of developing country governments before funding is increased, the case for aid may be undermin...
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Annual journal of the Partnership Initiative, Issue 3, 2005. This issue examines current thinking and practice in cross-sector partnering. It profiles new ideas and innovative practice from the perspective of those involved at the cutting edge of the partnership paradigm – in different parts of...
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Development Dimensions series, OECD, 2005. This book sets out the latest thinking on institutional approaches to help governments achieve policy coherence in support of development. It provides a synthesis of lessons learned from peer reviews of OECD countries, case studies and workshops, and s...
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OECD, 2005. Based on the indicators framework developed by the DAC Task Team on Harmonisation and Alignment, this survey was carried out in 14 partner countries that provide a broad cross-section of countries and activities. The 30 donors who took part in the survey provided 88% of all aid flow...
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OECD, 2005. This report highlights the OECD’s and its members’ contributions to achieving the MDGs, how the OECD contributes to the global development partnership.
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Feb 2006Development Dimensions series, OECD, 2005. This book sets out the latest thinking on institutional approaches to help governments achieve policy coherence in support of development. It provides a synthesis of lessons learned from peer reviews of OECD countries, case studies and workshops, and s...
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Feb 2006This new series takes a whole-of-government perspective on development, and marks the commitment to ‘unbundle’ the notion of policy coherence for development so as to make it better known, understood and actionable. The OECD seeks to analyse the development aspects of policies in specific domai...
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Feb 2006Eurodad, October 2005. A critical analysis of the recently agreed Paris Declaration indicator and targets and an NGO call for rigorous monitoring.
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OECD-DAC/World Bank, updated 2005. This document describes the methodology for measuring and setting the targets for the 12 Indicators of Progress included in the Paris Declaration. It represents agreements reached at meetings of the DAC Working Party on Aid Effectiveness, and has been updated...