Linking character and institutions . People view opportunities as a result of the institutions under which they live. To change the way people think of opportunity, it is imperative that their environments be modified. Focusing on enabling environments . Local knowledge and practice should be built into policy .
Local knowledge is founded upon years of experience, interaction, and trust.
It cannot be mastered overnight by a foreign assistance worker. Assignments lasting between three and four years are not sufficient for development assistance personnel to master and become effective in local systems. Small is not always ideal . Creating a new public administration that is practical, democratically centered, and indigenous is imperative . The new public administration needs to assist in the development of citizens as citizens and the construction of self-governing communities.