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Capacity Building in Developing Countries
Human and Environmental Dimensions
Capacity Building in Developing Countries
Human and Environmental Dimensions
Description
The term capacity building refers to enabling the indigenous people of developing countries to carry out development processes successfully by empowering them through strengthened domestic institutions, provision of domestic markets, and improvement of local government efforts to sustain infrastructures, social institutions, and commercial institutions. Capacity building also involves the need to recognize indigenous interest groups, encourage local efforts, provide incentives for privatization, and coordinate local, regional, and international strategies to enhance productivity and wise use of natural and human resources. Most important, capacity building encourages a bottom-up or grassroots effort for sustainable development.
The grassroots effort begins with the family unit. Capacity building addresses all areas of social, economic and health, and environmental processes through a holistic approach. The chapters of this book, written by experts in their fields, address these three areas of the developing societies.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Building the Capacities of Developing Nations through Empowerment by Valentine Udoh James
Sociopolitical Issues
Ethnicity in the Politics of a Nation: Nigeria and the Problems of Social Transformation by Babatunde Oyinade
The State and Interplay of Gender and Class on the Emergence of Women as Political Leaders in Developing Countries by Ifeyinwa E. Umerah-Udezulu
The Difficulty of Consensus Building in Developing Countries: The African Dilemma by Valentine Udoh James and Melanie Marshall James
Democratization and the Grassroots: The Case of Jomoro District Assembly by Cyril K. Daddieh
Economic Issues
Economic Theory and the Growth Ethic: Proposals for Alternative Measures of Economic Performance by Michael Burayidi
A Reassessment of the Impact of Structural Adjustment in Ghana by Benjamin Asare and Clifford L. Staten
Pineapple Production and Marketing Relations in the Peri-urban Economy of Accra, Ghana by Cyril K. Daddieh
Maintaining the African Wealth: A Natural and Human Resource Sustainability Issue by Valentine Udoh James
Development Issues
Modernizing Influences and Traditional Villages in Sarawak: The Need for a Paradigm Shift in Development Strategies by Lee Boon Thong and Tengku Shamsul Bahrin
Exceptional Kerala: Efficient and Sustainable Human Behavior by William Alexandra
Measuring Development Policy Organizational Effectiveness in Third World Countries by Ambe Njoh
Communications and Democratic Governance for Sustainable Development in Africa by Nwafo Nwanko and Babtunde Oyinade
The Role of Indigenous Education in Development: The Tanzanian Case by Charles Bwenge
The Role of Food Self-Sufficiency in Sustainable Development in Africa by Bassey Ekpono
Management Capacity Building: Strategic Issues in Sustainable Development by Felix Edoho
Manpower Development in Nigeria: a Research Note on the University by James Etim
Rural Population and Economic Development in Africa: An Analysis of Some Policy Issues by Paul Kanjo and Agber Dimah
References
Index
Product details
| Published | May 26 1998 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 344 |
| ISBN | 9781567508048 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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