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Capacity-Building: An Approach to People-Centred Development

Oxford: Oxfam (1997), v, 226 pp.

Contains bibliogr.

Series: Oxfam Development Guidelines

ISBN 0-85598-366-3

Signature commbox: 00-Management-E 1997

"The book reviews the types of social organisation with which NGOs might consider working, and the provision of training in a variety of skills and activities, for the people involved and for their organisation. The particular importance of using a capacity-building approach in emergency situations is emphasized." (Catalogue Oxfam 2000)
1 Introduction, 1
2 Capacity-building: where has it come from? 9
3 What is capacity-building? 23
4 Whose capacities? 50
5 Investing in people, 77
6 Investing in organisations, 106
7 Investing in networks, 146
8 Building capacity in crisis, 166
9 Building the capacities of others: questions for donors, 191