Publications
This section offers a selection of publications related to capacity development.
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M. Warner and R. Sullivan (Eds), Greenleaf, 2004. This book is not only about good practice; it presents both the positive outcomes of the Business Partners for Development (BPD) programme, as well as the risks and costs, and where things went wrong. It also provides evidence not only of the vi...
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M. Warner, ODI, 2003. This is a ‘novella’ on the art of brokering multi-sector partnerships for development. Working at the ‘coalface’ of mining, oil and gas operations across the developing world, a new way has been found for multi-national corporations to make a positive and lasting contribut...
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M. Rein et al., University of Cambridge Programme for Industry, UK, 2005. This report examines the phenomenon of cross-sector partnerships and their impact on poverty eradication. The issues raised by such partnerships affect not only the organisations, individuals and groups involved, but also...
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C. Porter, Dissertation, University of London, 2003. This study examines how ICTs are being used and should be used for and by health professionals in developing countries. In the context of participatory health, education and communication theories, the author examines how ICTs are being emplo...
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R. McDermott, Communispace, 2000. In the last few years many companies have used the internet and other information technology to link professionals across the globe to share documents or compare data. But many are discovering that the real value in knowledge management is in sharing what has b...
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S. Yachkaschi, Praxis Note 18, INTRAC, 2005. This note explores the use of organisational development (OD) for capacity building of CBOs in South Africa. In 2004, Community Connections, a non-profit organisation that supports to CBOs and community workers, initiated a pilot programme to examine...
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J. Ferguson and S. Cummings, Knowledge Management for Development Journal, vol.1(1), 2005. This new e-journal offers practice-based cases, analysis and research concerning the role of knowledge in development processes, and a forum for debate and exchange of ideas among practitioners, policymak...
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H. Creech and A. Ramji, IISD Working Paper, 2004. This paper explores five major elements of network performance and related indicators of success: effectiveness; structure and governance; efficiency; resources and sustainability; and life-cycle analysis. The paper includes a sample process for...
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InfoCotonou 8, ECDPM, 2005. The Cotonou Partnership Agreement emphasises the need to strengthen the Joint Parliamentary Assembly as the democratic foundation of ACP–EU partnership, yet it says little about the role of national parliaments. Changing aid modalities, particularly the shift towards...
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UNDP/Chr. Michelsen Institute, 2005. This report presents the key points from a seminar held in Bergen, Norway. These included the relationship between capacity, governance and aid, the main bottlenecks and strategies to overcome them, and priority areas for focusing capacity development effort...