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Institutional strengthening and technical co‐operation: developing a best practice model
Author(s) -
Jacobs Colin
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199805/06)10:3<397::aid-jid515>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - best practice , institution , intervention (counseling) , business , process management , economic growth , engineering management , public administration , political science , economics , management , engineering , psychology , psychiatry , law
An institution's performance is closely linked to the ways in which a donor attempts to build capacity as well as the environment in which it functions. Much has been made of the importance of a stable environment and in the last decade aid agencies have increasingly moved toward the influencing of sector policy as a critical means of technical co‐operation. However, at the project level the relationship between donor and recipient is fundamental to the success of any intervention. In this article a best practice model is developed. Case studies of institutional development projects in South East Nigeria provide examples with which to evaluate the model. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.