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Klappentext The complexities facing development managers are vast. The enormous challenges to understanding the breadth and depth of development transformation are apparent in each level of this process and demand attention. Managing Development answers the need for a comprehensive introductory resource. Offering a fresh perspective on development management, it analyzes both international and national development agencies and shows the widely differing cultural contexts in which to plan, manage and evaluate development programmes. Zusammenfassung Considers the problems of development management in the context of political process. Focuses on bureaucratic politics and political relationships between people! their organizations and the state in development programmes and projects! particularly agricultural and health development programmes. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction to Development Management PART ONE: DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS Development Conceptions From and About People at the Grassroots The Cultural Context The Political Context Transitions I Project and Program Preparation Transitions II Project/Program Selection and Evaluation PART TWO: DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONAL LEVELS Development Management at the National Level International Development Agencies Non-Governmental Organizations Transitions Toward Organizational Change PART THREE: DEVELOPMENT SECTORS Agricultural Programs Health Reproductive, Preventive and Curative Dimensions Closing Perspectives on Development Management
