Re: Donors vs. Domestic capacity

abdus samad (mailto:samad_100@HOTMAIL.COM)
Sun, 1 Feb 1998 09:29:31 PST

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Date:         Sun, 1 Feb 1998 09:29:31 PST
From: abdus samad <mailto:samad_100@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Donors vs. Domestic capacity
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU

Perhap an example will illustrate. In many low income countries, policy
analysis is done by donor consultants.  The domestic professionals are
forced to be minor functionaries in teh process.  The universities were
not involved.  There were not hinktanks of any merit.  Later all
domestic professionals on any merit were involved only as consultants
under the direction of donor representatives.  They are never in charge
of their own agendas.  Nor do they have their own networks, peer review
and iniitatives other than those conducted under donor supervision.  The
result is that the best people run away to donor headquarters. Those
that remain are dispirited and lack the incnetive to fully develop.

Like a child that is over-protected, they do not grow.

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>De: abdus samad <mailto:samad_100@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Para: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU <DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
>Fecha: den 31 januari 1998 16:52
>Asunto: Donors vs. Domestic capacity
>
>
>>Donors out of altruistic motives start aid programs to help develop
poor >>societies. They create programs invest in projects and send experts
on >>technical assistance to attempt to get the poor societies to develop
>>faster. Is it possible, that such programs may stifle domestic
>>initiative and hence inhibit capacity growth for insitutional
>>development. This is an important issue that I have found some
evidence >>for. I am actively researching this issue and would like input,
>>evidnece, anecdotes relating to this. I would apreciate your thoughts
>>and help on this.
>>
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