Title: Improving international capacity development : bright spots /
Authors: Armstrong, Jim, 1946-
Year: 2013
Subjects: Institution building Developing countries International cooperation.; Public administration Developing countries International cooperation.; Economic development Developing countries International cooperation.; Economic assistance Developing countries; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Development Business Development.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Development Economic Development.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Development General.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Government & Business.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Structural Adjustment.; POLITICAL SCIENCE Public Policy Economic Policy.; International relations.; Development studies.; Poverty & unemployment.; Aid & relief programmes.; Politics and Government.; Economic assistance; Economic history; International economic relations; International relations.; Development studies.; Poverty & unemployment.; Aid & relief programmes.; Politics and Government.; Developing countries Economic conditions.; Developing countries Politics and government.; Trinidad and Tobago
Abstract: "Nothing is more important to a new, fragile or developing nation than developing the capacity of its government to support national well-being. Every society is complex; every government is complex. Yet, well-intentioned international development aid, born in an era of infrastructure projects, continues to apply simplistic technical solutions to these wickedly complex development problems. It's an outside-in approach that rarely succeeds, even by the development industry's own admission. But out there, amongst the billions of dollars of failed interventions, there are bright spots of success - places where capacity is harnessed, not just for today, but for tomorrow, too. What is working so well? Drawing on research, practical experience, and stories of success, Jim Armstrong explores these emerging approaches."--Publisher's website.
Contents: Foreword / Karl Moore -- One Size Fits All -- Wicked Problems -- Positivism and Constructivism -- The Central Case Study -- Non-linear Process -- Co-diagnosing -- Co-learning -- Evaluation As Co-learning -- Co-designing -- Co-acting -- Trinidad and Tobago Example -- Conclusion: The Way Ahead.