LEADER 03329nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910808368103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-92480-2 010 $a9786610924806 010 $a1-55250-349-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000475640 035 $a(EBL)306089 035 $a(OCoLC)226375590 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000225361 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11202550 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000225361 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10230554 035 $a(PQKB)10276346 035 $a(CaPaEBR)415339 035 $a(CaBNvSL)thg00602206 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL306089 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10196589 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL92480 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/4z4rzb 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/5/415339 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC306089 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3250129 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000475640 100 $a20080226d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe power of peer learning $enetworks and development cooperation /$fJean-H. Guilmette 210 $aNew Delhi, IN $cAcademic Foundation$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (258 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a8171886227 311 $a81-7188-622-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257). 327 $aContents; 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 330 $aAn 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 606 $aKnowledge management 606 $aEconomic development projects$xInternational cooperation 606 $aEconomic development projects$xPolitical aspects 606 $aEconomic development projects$zEurope, Eastern 615 0$aKnowledge management. 615 0$aEconomic development projects$xInternational cooperation. 615 0$aEconomic development projects$xPolitical aspects. 615 0$aEconomic development projects 676 $a338.91 22 700 $aGuilmette$b Jean-H$01595330 712 02$aInternational Development Research Centre (Canada) 712 02$aAcademic Foundation (New Delhi, India) 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808368103321 996 $aThe power of peer learning$93916213 997 $aUNINA