An analysis of two cases for the project ‘Capacity, Change and Performance’
D. Watson, ECDPM Discussion Paper 57I, 2005. This paper on decentralised education service delivery in Ethiopia and Pakistan does three things. It summarises the main features of the two cases in terms of contexts, and features of the capacity building experience the two countries have had; compares the main features of contexts and capacity building experience with a view to drawing conclusions about the apparent significance of various aspects of this experience; distils conclusions about what factors appear to matter most in the relationship of change, capacity and performance, and as determinants of the feasibility of building effective capacity for devolved education service delivery over time. The paper is not a substitute for reading the full texts of the two cases. The narrative summary attempts to pull together the main strands of the ‘story’ in order to highlight the main similarities, contrasts and to the extent possible, explanatory factors in capacity building experience involved. The table compares the two countries against a variety of features. The right-hand column draws conclusions, and assesses the significance of the feature concerned in relation to capacity, performance and change.