03329nam 2200709Ia 450 991080836810332120200520144314.01-280-92480-297866109248061-55250-349-6(CKB)1000000000475640(EBL)306089(OCoLC)226375590(SSID)ssj0000225361(PQKBManifestationID)11202550(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225361(PQKBWorkID)10230554(PQKB)10276346(CaPaEBR)415339(CaBNvSL)thg00602206(Au-PeEL)EBL306089(CaPaEBR)ebr10196589(CaONFJC)MIL92480(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/4z4rzb(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/5/415339(MiAaPQ)EBC306089(MiAaPQ)EBC3250129(EXLCZ)99100000000047564020080226d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe power of peer learning networks and development cooperation /Jean-H. GuilmetteNew Delhi, IN Academic Foundation20071 online resource (258 p.)Description based upon print version of record.8171886227 81-7188-622-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257).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; ReferencesAn 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 demonstratesKnowledge managementEconomic development projectsInternational cooperationEconomic development projectsPolitical aspectsEconomic development projectsEurope, EasternKnowledge management.Economic development projectsInternational cooperation.Economic development projectsPolitical aspects.Economic development projects338.91 22Guilmette Jean-H1595330International Development Research Centre (Canada)Academic Foundation (New Delhi, India)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808368103321The power of peer learning3916213UNINA