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dc.contributor.authorJames, Ricken
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-11T16:40:34Z
dc.date.available2016-01-11T16:40:34Z
dc.date.issued01/05/2010en
dc.identifier.citationJames, R. (2010) Vices and Virtues in Capacity Development by International NGOs. IDS Bulletin 41(3): 13-24en
dc.identifier.issn1759-5436en
dc.identifier.urihttps://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/7831
dc.description.abstractWe know what works in capacity development: a succession of studies from official agencies, academics and NGO practitioners have all highlighted similar principles of good practice. But the evidence also suggests that there is a distressing dissonance between what international development agencies know about capacity development and what they implement. This article explores the reasons for this failure. It highlights constraints that arise from the changing aid context and from a lack of resources and skills. Ultimately, however, it concludes that capacity development is driven more by self?interest than by knowledge of what works. Until agencies' pride, greed and self?interest can be restrained, much capacity development will continue to be disappointing and ineffective. But if agencies combine existing professional knowledge with virtues of humility, patience and a genuine commitment to others, then capacity development becomes something that can bring transformation.en
dc.format.extent12en
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIDS Bulletin Vol. 41 Nos. 3en
dc.rights.urihttp://www.ids.ac.uk/files/dmfile/IDSOpenDocsStandardTermsOfUse.pdfen
dc.titleVices and Virtues in Capacity Development by International NGOsen
dc.typeArticleen
dc.rights.holder© 2010 The Author. Journal compilation © Institute of Development Studiesen
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1759-5436.2010.00133.xen


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