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Patronage or partnership : local capacity building in humanitarian crises /

Much has been written about the need to build local capacities in emergency and postemergency situations. Many relief programs, however, remain characterized by externality: in their funding, accountabilities, approach to management, and dependence upon expatriate staff. Reality often flies in the f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Otros Autores: Smillie, Ian
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ottawa, Ont. : International Development Research Centre, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Much has been written about the need to build local capacities in emergency and postemergency situations. Many relief programs, however, remain characterized by externality: in their funding, accountabilities, approach to management, and dependence upon expatriate staff. Reality often flies in the face of stated policy and good intentions. In reality, strengthening local capacity is easier said than done, and there are real tradeoffs between outsiders doing something right now in the midst of an emergency, on the one hand, and building longer term local skills, on the other. This book examines this dilemma from various local perspectives, through eye-opening case studies from Bosnia, Guatemala, Haiti, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, and Sri Lanka. In doing so, it finds real hope and real possibilities amidst the prevailing rhetoric and confusion.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (ix, 212 pages) : maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0889369445
9780889369443
1552502112
9781552502112