Patronage or Partnership : Local Capacity Building in Humanitarian Crises.

Much has been written about the need to build local capacities in emergency and postemergency situations. Many relief programs, however, remain characterized by externality: in their funding, accountabilities, approach to management, and dependence upon expatriate staff. Reality often flies in the f...

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Main Author: Smillie, Ian
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa : International Development Research Centre, 2001
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword; Introduction; 1 Capacity Building and the Humanitarian Enterprise; 2 Reconstructing Bosnia, Constructing Civil Society: Disjuncture and Convergence; 3 Alternative Food Aid Strategies and Local Capacity Building in Haiti; 4 Rebuilding Local Capacities in Mozambique: The National Health System and Civil Society; 5 Means without End: Humanitarian Assistance in Sri Lanka; 6 Women's Organizations in Guatemalan Refugee and Returnee Populations; 7 Sierra Leone: Peacebuilding in Purgatory; 8 From Patrons to Partners?; Abbreviations; Select Bibliography; About the Contributors.