Avideh K. Mayville

The Transformation of Capacity in International Development

Afghanistan and Pakistan (1977-2017)

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Produktbeschreibung

"The Transformation of Capacity in International Development" exposes the transformation of capacity building as a concept of practice within development through an examination of USAID's work in Afghanistan and Pakistan from 1977 to 2017. It has implications for the future of rights-based approaches to development, the international management of global security threats and sustainability of donor investments.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 266
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 589g
• ISBN-13: 9781785271557
• ISBN-10: 1785271555
• Artikelnr.: 58339655

Autorenporträt

Avideh K. Mayville is a program manager, researcher and leader with over a decade of experience across non-profits, think tanks and higher education institutions. Her areas of speciality include globalization and development policy, development in conflict environments (specifically Central Asia), the security-development nexus and transnational militancy.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
List of Figures
1. Introduction
2. Development Agendas and Donor Spaces: How Capacity Gained Salience
3. Capacity in Development Policy and Practice: The Quest for Performance Excellence in the Governance of Disabling Environments
4. Capacity and Fragility: The Sociological Framework for the Capacity Project and Developing "Fragile" States
5. The Capacity Project in "Afpak": Development Experiments, Subnational Spaces and Transnational Networks
6. The Battle for Power in Disabling Environments: Statecraft and Developing Capacity in Afghanistan and Pakistan
7. Developing Capacity to Manage Global Threats: Statemaking, the Militarizing of Development, and Human Rights Approaches
References
Index.