Developing Capacity Through Technical Cooperation

Technical co-operation involving northern experts transferring expertise to the south has not always worked. In fact it has sometimes been counter-productive fostering a dependency on outside help rather than creating a genuine indigenous capability. This study by experts from Harvard University and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) uses a range of country studies to analyze what has worked in the past what hasn't and how to ensure that future co-operation results in genuine capacity building and ownership of the new capabilities by the recipients. It aims to offer a framework for evaluating different methods to achieve these goals. The volume is a companion to the earlier Capacity for Development and should be useful for all those working in international development as well as researchers academics and students.