Message-ID: <Pine.A41.3.96.980202101509.43868A-100000@hector.NMSU.Edu> Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 10:16:51 -0700 From: JC Wandemberg <mailto:juwandem@NMSU.EDU> Subject: Re: Donors vs. Domestic capacity To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
I agree very much. It's just a matter of common sense. Unfortunately, once big brother is there the rest will always remain the little ones.On Sun, 1 Feb 1998, abdus samad wrote:
> 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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> >Subject: RE: Donors vs. Domestic capacity
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> >-----Original Message-----
> >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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