Ownership Leadership and Transformation

Zusatztext 'Lopes and Theisohn present 10 principles to inspire ownership and transfigure leadership while ensuring capacity development' Book Shelf. The Futurist! July-August 2004. Informationen zum Autor Thomas Theisohn, Carlos Lopes Klappentext The third and final in a series, this text bridges the conceptual foundations of capacity development and the difficulties and practical realities in the field. It demystifies the process of capacity development to make it more user-friendly. The book has two parts. The first shows how long-standing development dilemmas can be turned into opportunities for capacity development and societal transformation. It proposes a set of principles to guide the search for context-specific approaches as the norm, and based on these default principles the authors explore relevant issues in comprehensible stages through a capacity lens. The second part is a compilation of experiences and lessons from around the world, to showcase promising initiatives and innovative solutions. It forms a casebook of insights and good (rather than best) practices on how development stakeholders can turn development dilemmas into opportunities tailored to the needs of their societies. Zusammenfassung The third and final in a series, this text bridges the conceptual foundations of capacity development and the difficulties and practical realities in the field. It demystifies the process of capacity development to make it more "user-friendly". Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Preface Part A: Capacity Development in Practice: Issues, Potentials and Critical Considerations - Capacity Development Basics Integrating External Cooperation Into National Systems and Processes From Perverse to Positive Incentives Re-examining the Layers of Capacity Development Part B: Casebook of Experience and Lessons - Country Cases: Afghanistan Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Cambodia China East Timor Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Honduras India Indonesia Jordan Laos Malawi Malaysia Mongolia and Morocco Mozambique The Philippines Rwanda Solomon Islands South Africa Sudan Tanzania Turkey Uganda Ukraine Venezuela Yemen Regional and Global Cases: Africa Eastern Europe South-East Europe West Africa Global Authors Biography * Index...

Autorentext
Thomas Theisohn, Carlos Lopes

Klappentext

The third and final in a series, this text bridges the conceptual foundations of capacity development and the difficulties and practical realities in the field. It demystifies the process of capacity development to make it more user-friendly. The book has two parts. The first shows how long-standing development dilemmas can be turned into opportunities for capacity development and societal transformation. It proposes a set of principles to guide the search for context-specific approaches as the norm, and based on these default principles the authors explore relevant issues in comprehensible stages through a capacity lens. The second part is a compilation of experiences and lessons from around the world, to showcase promising initiatives and innovative solutions. It forms a casebook of insights and good (rather than best) practices on how development stakeholders can turn development dilemmas into opportunities tailored to the needs of their societies.

Inhalt
Foreword Preface Part A: Capacity Development in Practice: Issues, Potentials and Critical Considerations - Capacity Development Basics Integrating External Cooperation Into National Systems and Processes From Perverse to Positive Incentives Re-examining the Layers of Capacity Development Part B: Casebook of Experience and Lessons - Country Cases: Afghanistan Bhutan Bolivia Brazil Cambodia China East Timor Ecuador Egypt Estonia Ethiopia Guatemala Guinea-Bissau Honduras India Indonesia Jordan Laos Malawi Malaysia Mongolia and Morocco Mozambique The Philippines Rwanda Solomon Islands South Africa Sudan Tanzania Turkey Uganda Ukraine Venezuela Yemen Regional and Global Cases: Africa Eastern Europe South-East Europe West Africa Global Authors Biography * Index