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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451678203321

Autore

Guilmette Jean-H

Titolo

The power of peer learning [[electronic resource] ] : networks and development cooperation / / Jean-H. Guilmette

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, IN, : Academic Foundation, 2007

ISBN

1-280-92480-2

9786610924806

1-55250-349-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

338.91 22

Soggetti

Knowledge management

Economic development projects - International cooperation

Economic development projects - Political aspects

Economic development projects - Europe, Eastern

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables and Boxes; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Acronyms; 1. The Conceptual Framework; 2. Development and Networks as Instruments for Change; 3. OECD's Basic Rules of Conduct-A Sociology of its Institutional Culture; 4. OECD Techniques for Managing the Iterative Policy Process within a Multicultural Environment; 5. Why Does it Work?; Post Face: This Leaves a Few Haunting Questions; Appendix: Glossary; References

Sommario/riassunto

An ancient Chinese proverb tells us "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." The same can be said for development assistance. Solutions provided by outside "experts" are often rejected or politely shelved. However, solutions based on the principle of "self-help" are far more likely to take root. This book explores the self-help, peer learning approach of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), comparing it with that of IDRC. It focuses on the importance of networks to development and growth, and demonstrates



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Record Nr.

UNISA996386865003316

Autore

Hexham Henry <1585?-1650?>

Titolo

A copious English and Netherdutch dictionary [[electronic resource] ] : comprehending the English language with the Low-Dutch explication : with an appendix of the names of all kind of beasts, fowles, birds, and fishes, &c. : as also a compendious grammar for the instruction of the learner / / composed out of the best English authours, by Henry Hexham ; and in this new edition ammended, enlarged, and enriched with many words, by Daniel Manly

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Rotterdam, : Printed by the widdow of Arnold Leers ..., 1675

Descrizione fisica

[550] p

Soggetti

English language - Dutch

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"With priviledge."

Reproduction of original in the British Library.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018