03762nam 2200841Ia 450 991095720480332120250709213956.0978661246637397866129012499782869783850286978385X97812824663711282466372978128290124712829012499782869783416286978341897815525046421552504646(CKB)2550000000006502(EBL)480288(OCoLC)646886040(SSID)ssj0000334446(PQKBManifestationID)11273954(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000334446(PQKBWorkID)10271049(PQKB)10224518(CaPaEBR)432698(CaBNvSL)slc00223695(MdBmJHUP)muse21745(Au-PeEL)EBL1135215(CaPaEBR)ebr10354152(CaONFJC)MIL290124(OCoLC)741350861(PPN)198683774(FR-PaCSA)88824957(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/b0hzxd(MiAaPQ)EBC1135215(MiAaPQ)EBC3266312(FRCYB88824957)88824957(EXLCZ)99255000000000650220091111d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAfrican researchers and decision-makers building synergy for development /edited by Aboulaye Ndiaye1st ed.Dakar, Senegal Council for the Development of Social Sciences Research in Africa ;Ottawa, ON, Canada International Development Research Centrec20091 online resource (97 p.)Codesria book seriesAlso published in French under the title of: Chercheurs et décideurs d'Afrique : quelles synergies pour le développement?9782869782600 2869782608 Includes bibliographical references (p. [77]-80).Contents; List of Boxes; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Foreword; Contributors; Introduction: Why Reflect on Synergy between Researchers and Decision-makers in West and Central Africa?; Chapter I: A Complex and Multifaceted Collaboration, Often Difficult to Implement; Chapter II: Experiences and Initiatives that Promote Collaboration between Researchers and Decision-makers; Chapter III: Recommendations to Improve Dialogue between Researchers and Decision-makers; Notes; ReferencesFor the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and its partners, the link between research and policy is of paramount importance in their goal to improve social, economic, and environmental conditions in developing countries. Collaboration between researchers and decision-makers, however, is complex, multifaceted, and often difficult to implement. Further, research is very often designed and carried out without regard for its potential users or beneficiaries. How should research agendas be developed? What is the role of the private sector in developing research? Which actors are invoEconomic developmentResearchAfrica, CentralEconomic developmentResearchAfrica, WestEconomic developmentResearchEconomic developmentResearch338.960072Ndiaye Abdoulaye1949-1798976Codesria.International Development Research Centre (Canada)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910957204803321African researchers and decision-makers4342026UNINA