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1 online resource (270 pages) |
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Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Preface; Prologue; INTRODUCTION; ORIGINS OF THE ""NEW DIRECTIONS"" MANDATE; ONE AID RESPONSE TO THE MANDATE; STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT; SECTION I TWELVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS: DESIGN, APPROVAL, AND IMPLEMENTATION; Chapter 1 THE PROJECTS, THEIR SETTING, AND DAI INVOLVEMENT; INTRODUCTION; THE PROJECT DESIGN ENVIRONMENT; Host Country and AID Commitment to New Directions Development; Preexisting Conditions in Project Identification and Design; DAI INVOLVEMENT IN THE DESIGN PROCESS; DAI Resources Used in the Design Process |
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The Activities and Responsibilities of the Design TeamThe Costs of Project Design; Source of Funds for Project Design; The Chronology of DAI Design Involvement; Chapter 2 THE PROCESS OF PROJECT DESIGN; INTRODUCTION; TIME SPENT ON PROJECT DESIGN ACTIVITIES; INFORMATION FOR PROJECT DESIGN; Experience with Project Design Information Collection and Analysis; Conclusions Concerning Information Collection for Project Design; COLLABORATION IN PROJECT DESIGN; Gaining a Host Country Commitment; Mixed Experience with Collaboration; Conclusions Concerning Collaboration |
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Chapter 3 THE REVIEW/APPROVAL PROCESSINTRODUCTION; THE ADEQUATE PLANNING REQUIREMENT; Specific Problems Under 611(a) (1); General Conclusions Under 611(a) (1); PROCEDURAL UNCERTAINTIES; ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; QUALIFICATIONS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PERSONNEL; CONFLICTS OVER DESIGN METHODOLOGY; OTHER OBJECTIONS; Chapter 4 ORGANIZATION AND IMPLEMENTATION; INTRODUCTION; ORGANIZATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION; THE NEED FOR IMPLEMENTATION ANALYSIS IN AID'S PROJECT DESIGN; Selecting Appropriate Technical Assistance; Overly Optimistic Implementation Plans |
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Inadequate Implementation Incentives with AIDThe Release and Use of Project and Contract Funds; Problems of Continuity (AID, Host Country and Technical Assistance Staff); The Need for AID Leverage in Realizing Project Objectives; Chapter 5 SYNTHESIS AND ANALYSIS; JUDGING PROJECT DESIGN QUALITY; JUDING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS; POSSIBLE DETERMINANTS; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROJECT QUALITY AND MOVEMENT THROUGH THE REVIEW/APPROVAL PROCESS; The Review and Approval Process; CONSIDERATIONS IN PROJECT DESIGN; Involvement; Resource Commitment; Implementation; SUMMARY |
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SECTION II REFLECTIONS ON THE PROCESS APPROACH TO PROJECT DEVELOPMENTChapter 6 PROJECT DESIGN ISSUES; COMPOSITION OF THE DESIGN TEAM; EFFICACY OF AN INCOME/PRODUCTION-ORIENTED STRATEGY; AVAILABILITY AND APPROPRIATENESS OF TECHNOLOGY; An Illustration of the Issue: Zaire; Applicability of the Zaire Solution; THE ""BOTTOM-UP"" APPROACH AND NATIONAL/REGIONAL PLANNING; THE PROCESS APPROACH AND PRESSURES FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION; Chapter 7 THE ROLE OF ""EXPERIMENTATION"" IN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS; INTRODUCTION; REVIEW OF THE PROJECTS' ""EXPERIMENTAL"" CONTENT; SOME BROADER CONSIDERATIONS |
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Conceptual Issues |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780429706714 |
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0429706715 |
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