Learning from Success
Published on 1. December 2008
159 pages
978-92-9257-197-9 (ISBN)
Description
The study contains analyses and recommendations on the approaches to capacity development that work best and the conditions that have been conducive to their success, the unique challenges faced by Pacific developing member countries in addressing capacity constraints, and the implications for future interventions at both the strategic and operational levels.
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Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Foreword
- Acknowledgement
- Executive Summary
- Capacity Development: The Concept
- Overview of Findings
- Implications for ADB
- I. Introduction
- A. Background
- B. Scope of Study and the Process
- C. Organization of the Report
- D. Limitations
- II. Capacity Development
- A. Why Capacity Development? Origins and Evolution of the Concept
- B. What Do We Mean by Capacity Development?
- C. The "How to" of Capacity Development
- D. ADB's Approach to Capacity Development
- III. The Study - Overview of Findings
- A. Conceptualization and Planning of Capacity Development Programming
- B. Implementation
- IV. Conclusions - Key themes
- A. The Importance of Context and Capacity Systems
- B. Thinking Strategically about Capacity
- C. Programming Strategically for Sustainable Capacity
- D. Learning from Experience
- V. Implications for ADB
- Moving the Capacity Development Agenda Forward
- References and Additional Source Material
- Appendixes
- Appendix 1: Pacific Capacity Development Case Studies by Country and Author
- Appendix 2: Questionnaire for the Study
- Appendix 3: Preparation of the Case Studies. Terms of Reference
- Appendix 4: Capacity Development - Possible Approaches
- Appendix 5: Expected Results Identified by the Asian Development Bank Capacity Development Working Group
- Appendix 6: UNDP's Default Principles for Capacity Development
- Tables
- Table 1: Strategic Capacity-related Issues to Consider
- Table 2: Development Performance and Capacity Development
- Table 3: Suggestions for Technical Assistance Management in Capacity Development
- Figures
- Figure 1: Framework for Capacity Development
- Figure 2: Capacity Issues: Universal to Pacific-specific
- Figure 3: Fragile States: Capacity and Willingness
- Figure 4: Spheres of Advisors' Accomplishments in Capacity Development
- Figure 5: Conceptual Framework: Capacity Levels
- Boxes
- Box 1: Does Training Work?
- Box 2: Tonga: faka'apa'apa (respect)
- Box 3: Capacity Development Ownership versus Effectiveness
- Box 4: Helping People Help Themselves
- Box 5: Cook Islands Harmonization Objectives
- Box 6: (Partial) History of Capacity Development in the Pacific
- Box 7: Summary of Implications for ADB on Institutionalizing a CD Approach
- Box 8: Summary of Implications for the Asian Development Bank on Capacity Development Programming
- Box 9: Summary of Implications for the Asian Development Bank's Business Processes and Internal Support Systems
