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ACM DEV-7 : proceedings of the 7th annual Symposium on Computing for Development : November 18-20, 2016, Villa Rosa Kempinski, Nairobi, Kenya / / sponsor, ACM
| ACM DEV-7 : proceedings of the 7th annual Symposium on Computing for Development : November 18-20, 2016, Villa Rosa Kempinski, Nairobi, Kenya / / sponsor, ACM |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : ACM, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (265 pages) |
| Disciplina | 338.90091724 |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Developing countries
Computer engineering - Developing countries Mobile communication systems - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 1-4503-4649-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
Association for Computing Machinery Development-7
Proceedings of the 7th annual Symposium on Computing for Development |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910376424703321 |
| New York : , : ACM, , 2016 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation [[electronic resource] ] : fiscal year 2012 budget requests and future directions in foreign assistance : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 16, 2011
| The Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation [[electronic resource] ] : fiscal year 2012 budget requests and future directions in foreign assistance : hearing before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundred Twelfth Congress, first session, March 16, 2011 |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (iii, 181 pages) |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance, American - Developing countries - Finance
Economic assistance, American - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries - Finance Economic development - Developing countries |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | Agency for International Development and the Millennium Challenge Corporation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910703109803321 |
| Washington : , : U.S. G.P.O., , 2011 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Agricultural input subsidies : the recent Malawi experience / / Ephraim Chirwa and Andrew Dorward
| Agricultural input subsidies : the recent Malawi experience / / Ephraim Chirwa and Andrew Dorward |
| Autore | Chirwa Ephraim W |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.186897 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DorwardA (Andrew) |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Developing countries
Agricultural subsidies - Developing countries Economic development - Malawi Agricultural subsidies - Malawi |
| ISBN | 0-19-150649-4 |
| Classificazione |
QS 000
RS 64672 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Background: challenges in African agricultural development; 1.2. Objectives and outline; 1.3. Data and methods; Part I. Background; 2. Agricultural input subsidies: changing theory and practice; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. 'Conventional' input subsidies in agricultural development-theory and practice; 2.3. Resurgent interest in input subsidies; 2.4. Input subsidies' successes, failures, and potential; 2.5. Input subsidies' roles and objectives; 2.6. Design and implementation features
2.7. Conditions affecting effectiveness2.8. Rethinking input subsidies: a conceptual framework; 3. Recent African experience with input subsidies; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Ghana; 3.3. Zambia Fertilizer Support Programme and Food Security Pack; 3.4. Nigeria; 3.5. Tanzania; 3.6. Rwanda; 3.7. Mali and Senegal; 3.8. Millennium Villages; 3.9. Overall lessons; 3.10. Conclusions from recent experience; 4. Malawi: political, policy, livelihoods, and market background; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The context; 4.3. Politics and policies; 4.4. The livelihoods and markets context; 4.5. Agricultural policies 4.6. The 2005/6 Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme4.7. Summary; Part II. Implementation and Impacts of the Malawi Programme; 5. FISP activities and achievements; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Programme design and evolution; 5.3. Input purchases and distribution; 5.4. Coupon distribution; 5.5. Coupon redemption; 5.6. Diversion and fraud; 5.7. Farmer support; 5.8. Programme finance and costs; 5.9. Summary; 6. Direct impacts of input subsidies; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Methods of evaluating direct beneficiary impacts; 6.3. Impacts on maize production; 6.4. Impact on food consumption 6.5. Impacts on education and health6.6. Welfare impacts; 6.7. Impacts in life stories of beneficiary households; 6.8. Summary; 7. Economy-wide effects of input subsidies; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Sources of evidence and analytical methods; 7.3. Macro-economic environment and role of input subsidies; 7.4. Maize exports and imports; 7.5. Impacts on maize prices and rural wages; 7.6. Other variables; 7.7. Summary; 8. Impacts on input market development; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Roles of various players in input supply systems; 8.3. Overall input purchase and use 8.4. Developments in the fertilizer markets8.5. Developments in the seed market; 8.6. Challenges and opportunities of private sector participation; 8.7. Summary; 9. Benefit-cost analysis, 2006/7 to 2010/11; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Benefit-cost analysis purposes and principles; 9.3. Benefit-cost analysis methods; 9.4. Problems and challenges with benefit-cost analysis (BCA) of the FISP; 9.5. Improving FISP benefit-cost estimates; 9.6. Summary; Part III. Strategic issues; 10. Targeting and access to input subsidies; 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Targeting at national, district, and beneficiary levels |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996207184903316 |
Chirwa Ephraim W
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
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Agricultural input subsidies : the recent Malawi experience / / Ephraim Chirwa and Andrew Dorward [[electronic resource]]
| Agricultural input subsidies : the recent Malawi experience / / Ephraim Chirwa and Andrew Dorward [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Chirwa Ephraim W. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.186897 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural subsidies - Malawi
Economic development - Malawi Agricultural subsidies - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 0-19-150649-4 |
| Classificazione |
QS 000
RS 64672 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Background: challenges in African agricultural development; 1.2. Objectives and outline; 1.3. Data and methods; Part I. Background; 2. Agricultural input subsidies: changing theory and practice; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. 'Conventional' input subsidies in agricultural development-theory and practice; 2.3. Resurgent interest in input subsidies; 2.4. Input subsidies' successes, failures, and potential; 2.5. Input subsidies' roles and objectives; 2.6. Design and implementation features
2.7. Conditions affecting effectiveness2.8. Rethinking input subsidies: a conceptual framework; 3. Recent African experience with input subsidies; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Ghana; 3.3. Zambia Fertilizer Support Programme and Food Security Pack; 3.4. Nigeria; 3.5. Tanzania; 3.6. Rwanda; 3.7. Mali and Senegal; 3.8. Millennium Villages; 3.9. Overall lessons; 3.10. Conclusions from recent experience; 4. Malawi: political, policy, livelihoods, and market background; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The context; 4.3. Politics and policies; 4.4. The livelihoods and markets context; 4.5. Agricultural policies 4.6. The 2005/6 Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme4.7. Summary; Part II. Implementation and Impacts of the Malawi Programme; 5. FISP activities and achievements; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Programme design and evolution; 5.3. Input purchases and distribution; 5.4. Coupon distribution; 5.5. Coupon redemption; 5.6. Diversion and fraud; 5.7. Farmer support; 5.8. Programme finance and costs; 5.9. Summary; 6. Direct impacts of input subsidies; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Methods of evaluating direct beneficiary impacts; 6.3. Impacts on maize production; 6.4. Impact on food consumption 6.5. Impacts on education and health6.6. Welfare impacts; 6.7. Impacts in life stories of beneficiary households; 6.8. Summary; 7. Economy-wide effects of input subsidies; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Sources of evidence and analytical methods; 7.3. Macro-economic environment and role of input subsidies; 7.4. Maize exports and imports; 7.5. Impacts on maize prices and rural wages; 7.6. Other variables; 7.7. Summary; 8. Impacts on input market development; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Roles of various players in input supply systems; 8.3. Overall input purchase and use 8.4. Developments in the fertilizer markets8.5. Developments in the seed market; 8.6. Challenges and opportunities of private sector participation; 8.7. Summary; 9. Benefit-cost analysis, 2006/7 to 2010/11; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Benefit-cost analysis purposes and principles; 9.3. Benefit-cost analysis methods; 9.4. Problems and challenges with benefit-cost analysis (BCA) of the FISP; 9.5. Improving FISP benefit-cost estimates; 9.6. Summary; Part III. Strategic issues; 10. Targeting and access to input subsidies; 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Targeting at national, district, and beneficiary levels |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910141659103321 |
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Chirwa Ephraim W.
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
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Agricultural input subsidies : the recent Malawi experience / / Ephraim Chirwa and Andrew Dorward [[electronic resource]]
| Agricultural input subsidies : the recent Malawi experience / / Ephraim Chirwa and Andrew Dorward [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Chirwa Ephraim W. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (315 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 338.186897 |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural subsidies - Malawi
Economic development - Malawi Agricultural subsidies - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 0-19-150649-4 |
| Classificazione |
QS 000
RS 64672 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Background: challenges in African agricultural development; 1.2. Objectives and outline; 1.3. Data and methods; Part I. Background; 2. Agricultural input subsidies: changing theory and practice; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. 'Conventional' input subsidies in agricultural development-theory and practice; 2.3. Resurgent interest in input subsidies; 2.4. Input subsidies' successes, failures, and potential; 2.5. Input subsidies' roles and objectives; 2.6. Design and implementation features
2.7. Conditions affecting effectiveness2.8. Rethinking input subsidies: a conceptual framework; 3. Recent African experience with input subsidies; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Ghana; 3.3. Zambia Fertilizer Support Programme and Food Security Pack; 3.4. Nigeria; 3.5. Tanzania; 3.6. Rwanda; 3.7. Mali and Senegal; 3.8. Millennium Villages; 3.9. Overall lessons; 3.10. Conclusions from recent experience; 4. Malawi: political, policy, livelihoods, and market background; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. The context; 4.3. Politics and policies; 4.4. The livelihoods and markets context; 4.5. Agricultural policies 4.6. The 2005/6 Agricultural Input Subsidy Programme4.7. Summary; Part II. Implementation and Impacts of the Malawi Programme; 5. FISP activities and achievements; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Programme design and evolution; 5.3. Input purchases and distribution; 5.4. Coupon distribution; 5.5. Coupon redemption; 5.6. Diversion and fraud; 5.7. Farmer support; 5.8. Programme finance and costs; 5.9. Summary; 6. Direct impacts of input subsidies; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Methods of evaluating direct beneficiary impacts; 6.3. Impacts on maize production; 6.4. Impact on food consumption 6.5. Impacts on education and health6.6. Welfare impacts; 6.7. Impacts in life stories of beneficiary households; 6.8. Summary; 7. Economy-wide effects of input subsidies; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Sources of evidence and analytical methods; 7.3. Macro-economic environment and role of input subsidies; 7.4. Maize exports and imports; 7.5. Impacts on maize prices and rural wages; 7.6. Other variables; 7.7. Summary; 8. Impacts on input market development; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Roles of various players in input supply systems; 8.3. Overall input purchase and use 8.4. Developments in the fertilizer markets8.5. Developments in the seed market; 8.6. Challenges and opportunities of private sector participation; 8.7. Summary; 9. Benefit-cost analysis, 2006/7 to 2010/11; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. Benefit-cost analysis purposes and principles; 9.3. Benefit-cost analysis methods; 9.4. Problems and challenges with benefit-cost analysis (BCA) of the FISP; 9.5. Improving FISP benefit-cost estimates; 9.6. Summary; Part III. Strategic issues; 10. Targeting and access to input subsidies; 10.1. Introduction 10.2. Targeting at national, district, and beneficiary levels |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996529215903316 |
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Chirwa Ephraim W.
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| Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2014 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Agro-industries for development / / edited by Carlos A. da Silva ... [et al.]
| Agro-industries for development / / edited by Carlos A. da Silva ... [et al.] |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CAB International |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (290 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.109172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Da SilvaCarlos A |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural industries - Developing countries
Agriculture - Economic aspects - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries Competition - Developing countries |
| ISBN |
9786612257469
1-282-25746-3 1-84593-579-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Building the Political Case for Agro-industries and Agribusiness in Developing Countries; 3. Agro-industry Trends, Patterns and Development Impacts; 4. Technologies Shaping the Future; 5. Enabling Environments for Competitive Agro-industries; 6. Business Models That Are Inclusive of Small Farmers; 7. Corporate Social Responsibility for Agro-industries Development; 8. Annex: Agriculture for Development - Implications for Agro-industries; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910289260303321 |
| Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CAB International | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The aid trap [[electronic resource] ] : hard truths about ending poverty / / R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan
| The aid trap [[electronic resource] ] : hard truths about ending poverty / / R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan |
| Autore | Hubbard R. Glenn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia Business School Pub., c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9109172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DugganWilliam R |
| Collana | Columbia Business School Publishing |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance - Developing countries
Poverty - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-231-51950-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: the charity trap -- Business first: the roots of prosperity in the modern world -- Business last: the roots of failure in poverty aid -- Strong medicine: the Marshall plan as a business model -- Chase the devil: details for a Marshall model -- Conclusion: make it your business. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457320503321 |
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Hubbard R. Glenn
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| New York, : Columbia Business School Pub., c2009 | ||
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The aid trap [[electronic resource] ] : hard truths about ending poverty / / R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan
| The aid trap [[electronic resource] ] : hard truths about ending poverty / / R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan |
| Autore | Hubbard R. Glenn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia Business School Pub., c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9109172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DugganWilliam R |
| Collana | Columbia Business School Publishing |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance - Developing countries
Poverty - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 0-231-51950-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: the charity trap -- Business first: the roots of prosperity in the modern world -- Business last: the roots of failure in poverty aid -- Strong medicine: the Marshall plan as a business model -- Chase the devil: details for a Marshall model -- Conclusion: make it your business. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781014903321 |
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Hubbard R. Glenn
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| New York, : Columbia Business School Pub., c2009 | ||
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The aid trap : hard truths about ending poverty / / R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan
| The aid trap : hard truths about ending poverty / / R. Glenn Hubbard, William Duggan |
| Autore | Hubbard R. Glenn |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Columbia Business School Pub., c2009 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (217 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.9109172/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DugganWilliam R |
| Collana | Columbia Business School Publishing |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance - Developing countries
Poverty - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries |
| ISBN | 0-231-51950-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Introduction: the charity trap -- Business first: the roots of prosperity in the modern world -- Business last: the roots of failure in poverty aid -- Strong medicine: the Marshall plan as a business model -- Chase the devil: details for a Marshall model -- Conclusion: make it your business. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808990903321 |
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Hubbard R. Glenn
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| New York, : Columbia Business School Pub., c2009 | ||
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The aid triangle [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the human dynamics of dominance, justice and identity / / Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart C. Carr and Eilish McAuliffe
| The aid triangle [[electronic resource] ] : recognizing the human dynamics of dominance, justice and identity / / Malcolm MacLachlan, Stuart C. Carr and Eilish McAuliffe |
| Autore | MacLachlan Malcolm |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, England : , : Zed Books, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Disciplina | 338.90091724 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CarrStuart C
Mc AuliffeEilish |
| Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance - Sociological aspects
Economic assistance - Political aspects Economic assistance - Developing countries Economic development - Developing countries Development studies Economics |
| ISBN |
1-350-25092-9
1-282-73871-2 9786612738715 1-84813-835-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | About the authors -- Tables, figures and boxes -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Introduction -- 1 Oxfamming the world -- 2 Philanthropy vs the generosity of the taxpayer -- The idea of development -- Relational development -- A systems triangle -- Figure 1.1 The aid triangle -- Our approach -- 2 Aid -- The idea of aid -- Table 2.1 Some emphatic and emotive book titles attesting to problemsin international aid -- The political economy of aid -- The new millennium -- Inclusive development -- Conclusion -- 3 Dominance -- Dominance in 'knowing what is best for' development -- It's the contradiction, stupid -- What about the 'underdeveloped' guys? -- No, I'm not going to show you the money! -- Table 3.1 Planning balance sheet for project aid and direct budget support -- Dominance behind insinuations of 'corruption' -- Dominance, governance and the tangle of accountability -- Celebrity as dominance -- Box 3.1 Some thoughts on celebrity and international aid -- Table 3.2 Causes associated with most popular celebrities -- Dominance in organizations -- Dominance in institutions -- Figure 3.1 An inverse resonance effect in Tanzania -- Dominance against individuals -- Figure 3.2 Perceived social dominance in different countries -- The system -- Context -- Socialization -- Expatocracy -- A culture myth -- Dominance is not everything -- Conclusion -- 4 Justice -- More corruption -- Types of justice -- Table 4.1 A taxonomy of work justice -- Functionality -- From justice to productivity -- Figure 4.1 Relationship between job satisfaction and managerial consideration -- Figure 4.2 Degree of job satisfaction related to satisfaction with different aspects of the job -- Interventions -- Project aid -- Coping strategies -- Figure 4.3 Theoretical coping strategies in aid projects -- Table 4.2 Items on which pay groups differed -- Box 4.1 Indicative quotes from qualitative research in the Solomon Islands -- Interventions -- Conclusion -- 5 Identity -- Soul wounds -- Group identity -- Institutional identity -- Individual identity -- Figure 5.1 Navigating the dynamics of aid and development -- Inclusion -- Exclusion -- Reactance -- Conversion -- Capacity and capability -- Case example -- Case analysis -- Identity and civil society -- Brand aid -- Conclusion -- 6 Learning -- Capabilities and justice -- Organizational learning theory -- Table 6.1 A taxonomy of organizational learning -- Table 6.2 Principles to facilitate learning in partnerships -- Box 6.1 Reported Irish NGO activity in Africa, circa 2005 -- Recognizing complexity -- Conclusion -- 7 Conclusion -- Contemporary grand narratives -- Incremental improvement -- The scale and rate of change -- Personal transformation and the aid triangle -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index |
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