SOCI 254 Lecture Notes - Purifiers, Land Restoration, Waterborne Diseases
23 Jan 2013
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Partnerships: how to double the success of development assistance. What works, what doesn"t, and why (dollar and pritchett, 1998) Does the use of a network approach (nwa) improve project performance? (locher, 2002) Structures of interdependent actors implementing projects by negotiating use of resources. Operationalization: wherever project responsibility involves at least 3 partners, 1 of them being a unit other than the central gov, nwa is coded as being present. Key differences b/w network approach + conventional management in development projects. Examples of network use in municipal level projects. Road construction, component contains preventative maintenance, changed trajectory + timetables, all negot among at least 3 partners. Successful partnership of private sector + 3 levels of gov. Negot adjustments to emergency caused by hurric mitch. Nicaragua decentralization + municipal strengthening inclu negot legalization of squatter barrios, est of inter-instit mediating body + other elements of interdependencies. Use of nwa in project design + implementation project success (output + impact)
