An Essay on the Meaning(s) of "Capacity Building"-With an Application to Serbia

This article examines transnational dispersion that falls under the rubric of "capacity building." Capacity building is a phrase used by development specialists, international donors and foundations to describe myriad efforts to assist developing and transitional countries that seek to imp...

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Published in:International journal of public administration 2007-08, Vol.30 (10), p.1103-1120
Main Author: Straussman, Jeffrey D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
capacity building
Developing Countries
fiscal decentralization
Governance
Governmental reform
Intervention
Management
Public Administration
Reconstruction
Reform
Serbia
Studies
United States agency for international development
world bank
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Summary:This article examines transnational dispersion that falls under the rubric of "capacity building." Capacity building is a phrase used by development specialists, international donors and foundations to describe myriad efforts to assist developing and transitional countries that seek to improve their governance processes. The article shows how there is no single, unambiguous meaning of the concept. Rather, it is used to describe both wide-scale governance reforms at the national level as well as interventions at the local level aimed at improving performance in specific areas such as public financial management and personnel administration. The argument is applied to Serbia.
ISSN:0190-0692
1532-4265
DOI:10.1080/01900690701434661