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Improving International Capacity Development

Bright Spots

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  • © 2013

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  1. Jim Armstrong

    1. The Governance Network™, Canada

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. One Size Fits All

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 1-11

  3. Wicked Problems

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 12-27

  4. Positivism and Constructivism

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 28-37

  5. The Central Case Study

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 38-61

  6. Non-linear Process

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 62-77

  7. Co-diagnosing

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 78-110

  8. Co-learning

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 111-127

  9. Evaluation as Co-learning

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 128-144

  10. Co-designing

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 145-165

  11. Co-acting

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 166-187

  12. Trinidad and Tobago Example

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 188-204

  13. The Way Ahead

    • Jim Armstrong
    Pages 205-222

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 223-249
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About this book

Nothing is more important to a new, fragile or developing nation than developing the capacity of its government to support national well-being. Every society is complex; every government is complex. Yet, well-intentioned international development aid, born in an era of infrastructure projects, continues to apply simplistic technical solutions to these wickedly complex development problems. It's an outside-in approach that rarely succeeds, even by the development industry's own admission. But out there, amongst the billions of dollars of failed interventions, there are bright spots of success places where capacity is harnessed, not just for today, but for tomorrow, too. What is working so well? Drawing on research, practical experience, and stories of success, Jim Armstrong explores these emerging approaches.

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  • The Governance Network™, Canada

    Jim Armstrong

About the author

Jim Armstrong is President of The Governance Network™, Canada, and has been involved with major change projects with national leaders around the globe. He has a PhD in Applied Management form the University of Birmingham, UK, a Masters from the University of Guelph, Canada, and a Masters from the University of Oxford, UK.

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