Development Projects as Policy Experiments

An Adaptive Approach to Development Administration

• Author(s): Dennis A. Rondinelli,
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 224
• ISBN_13: 9781134678587
  ISBN_10: 1134678584
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / Human Geography , Business & Economics / Development / Business Development , Business & Economics / Structural Adjustment , Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development , Business & Economics / Government & Business , Business & Economics / Development / General , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries ,

Description:... International assistance programmes for developing countries are in urgent need of revision. Continuous testing and verification is required if development activity is to cope effectively with the uncertainty and complexity of the development process. This examines the alternatives and offers an approach which focuses on strategic planning, administrative procedures that facilitate innovation, responsiveness and experimentation, and on decision-making processes that join learning with action. A useful text for academics and practitioners in development studies, geography and sociology.