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

• Autore: Guilmette Jean-H
• Pubblicazione: New Delhi, IN, : Academic Foundation, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (258 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.91 22
• Soggetto topico: Knowledge management; Economic development projects - International cooperation; Economic development projects - Political aspects; Economic development projects - Europe, Eastern
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: The power of peer learning
• ISBN: 1-280-92480-2; 9786610924806; 1-55250-349-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808368103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II