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Capacity-Building: An Approach to People-Centred Development
Deborah Eade
This book examines the concept of capacity-building and why it is such an integral part of development theory. It considers specific and practical ways in which NGOs can contribute to enabling people to build on the capacities they already possess, whilst avoiding undermining such capacities.
ISBN 0855983663, (Oxfam), 1997, 160pp, £8.95,

Demystifying Organisation Development: Practical capacity-building experiences of African NGOs
Rick James
This book is based on research undertaken in Africa in 1997. It examines the theory and practice of Organisation Development (oD) consultancy with NGOs by analysing the actual experiences of nine NGOs. Issues covered in this book includes: the nature of OD consultancy; OD consultancy tools and processes; the roles, styles and characteristics of good OD consultants; OD and cross cultural issues; the impact and evaluationof OD consultancy; key success factors in OD interviews and effective Northern NGO support for OD.
ISBN 1897748353, (INTRAC), 1998, 210pp, £15.95,

Development Administration and Management: A holistic approach
Edited by D.A. Kotze
Covering all aspects of development, this book offers the development manager and administrator new tools for the trade by addressing established practical issues within a holistic framework. Often, in the search for solutions, the approach is onesided, whereas in the complex field of development a both-and approach is appropriate, using both Western and holistic approaches to provide the best outcome for all.
ISBN 0627022065, (J.L van Schaik), 1997, 114pp, £9.95,

Exit Strategies: Transitioning from International to Local NGO Leaders
Richard (Ed.) Holloway

ISBN , (PACT Publications), 1997, , £14.95,

Funding Community Initiatives: The role of NGOs and other intermediary organizations in supporting low-income groups and their community organizations
Silvina Arrosi, Felix Bombarolo, Jorge E. Hardoy, Diana Mitlin, Luis Perez Coscio and David Satterthwaite
This book analyses the conditions necessary for successful community initiatives and includes case studies of 18 intermediary institutions who provide technical, legal and financial services to low-income households for constructing or improving housing.
ISBN 1853832049, (Earthscan), 1994, 190pp, £14.95,

Getting Good Government: Capacity building in the public sectors of developing countries
Edited by Merilee S.Grindle
Getting Good Goverment helps explain how governments can be encouraged to perform better and how state capabilities can be developed in ways that allow markets and democracies to flourish. The contributors draw comparative lessons from specific efforts designed to enhance human resource development in the public sector, to strengthen organizations that contribute to the public purpose of government, and to reform the institutions that set the rules for economic and political interaction.
ISBN 0674354192, (Harvard University Press), 1997, 196pp, £15.50,

Hometown Associations: Indigenous knowledge and development in Nigeria
Rex Honey and Stanley Okafor
There is a growing recognition of the role of indigenous knowledge systems and resources, as shown by the role of local organizations in the development process. These organizations have been responsible for significant local development achievements in a number of developing countries, and they play a central role in the process of building sustained and participatory development. This book focuses on one such type of organization: the Nigerian hometown association (HTA). HTAs are based on ties of kinship and ancestry, but are products of migrations and urbanization and are therefore of contemporary vintage. Associational life was, and remains, an important part of Nigerian social structure, and hometown associations have evolved into the most visible form of that associational life. Though they vary in many respects, HTAs have a few common properties, a crucial one being that they have significance both at home and abroad. At home, the focus is on improvement, though the specifics of what is to be improved and who decides is the subject of struggle. Abroad, the focus is dual - maintaining connections with home but also providing a supportive environment for people in a place where they are regarded as strangers. These studies illuminate the vitality of a fast-developing society. They include case studies of hometown associations operating across the country, as well as integrative studies comparing the HTAs across such important dimensions as gender relations, connections to formal government, and as agents of change. Published in the IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development series.
ISBN 1853394262, (ITP), 1998, 176pp, £19.95,

How To Run a Small Development Project
A Geneva Group
This will help the managers of development projects to design and manage their projects well, in particular by emphasizing the importance of forward planning. Covers both starting up and running projects, and working with Northern partner organizations.
ISBN 0946688478, (ITP), 1986, 44pp, £7.50,

How to Write Reports: The key to successful reports
John Inglis and Roger Lewis
This book aims to enable the reader to master the techniques of report writing. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of writing a good, clear report and there are plenty of practical exercises and activities to help you develop your skills at each stage.
ISBN 0003223663, (National Extension College), 1992, 80pp, £17.95,

Indigenous Organizations and Development
Peter Blunt and D. Michael Warren
Indigenous organizations are local-level institutions with a community base, such as women's groups, ethnic associations, traditional religious groups, and a wide variety of other social groups. This significant book investigates local planning and management systems, local levels of technology use and development, community-based systems of evaluation and capacity building, and distinct social roles of the varied groups which exist worldwide. Some chapters investigate the problems of imposition of new organizational structures on local communities, others look at the rhetoric of 'empowerment' as against the reality of local decision-making. There is no other published collection which describes such a wide range of local organizations. It is of appeal to development workers as well as students and teachers of development studies, and of development management. Published in the IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development series.
ISBN 1853393215, (ITP), 1996, 250pp, £17.50,

Inside NGOs: Learning to manage conflicts between headquarters and field offices
Naoki Suzuki
Development literature has tended to ignore the internal dynamics of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), instead treating them as single, coherent organizations. Inside NGOs acknowledges that NGOs are complex entities consisting of diverse offices staffed by diverse members who hold diverse values. It concentrates on the tension which arises between headquarters and field offices and suggests ways to resolve areas of conflict. The author addresses the major areas of tension existing between headquarters and field offices, which will be familiar to those working for NGOs, including flexibility and consistency in administrative practice, diversity and similarity of NGO staff, and field-orientated and organizationally-oriented attitudes of those staff. The author concludes that NGO effectiveness will increase as staff assess organizational processes carefully, take long term perspectives, become willing and able to take risks, make use of mistakes, and seek new understandings of their problems. This thoroughly researched book draws upon the vast experiences of NGO practitioners and fieldworkers to provide valuable solutions for headquarters and field offices as they relate to each other and to donors as well. It will be a valuable tool for anyone involved in NGO management or working for an NGO.
ISBN 1853394130, (ITP), 1998, 224pp, £12.95,

Intermediary NGOs: The supporting link in grassroots development
Thomas F. Carroll
Rich in case studies and theoretical insights, this book describes and clarifies the growing category of NGOs whose purpose is to sponsor and support still more NGOs, by analysing their management styles and capabilities, and offering useful advice.
ISBN 1565490096, (Kumarian Press), 1992, 274pp, £20.95,

International Perspectives on Voluntary Action: Reshaping the Third Sector
Edited by David Lewis
This book presents a new perspective on the third sector by exploring the similarities, differences and growing connections between non-governmental organizations and voluntary agencies in both Northern and Southern contexts. Contributors from the field consider the differences in scale and priority that exist between different types of third sector organizations in different settings, as well as the common challenges of accountability, legitimacy, effectiveness and governance. New models of learning and communication, including Southern ideas such as micro credit provision, are also examined; as are continuing barriers.
ISBN 1853835552, (Earthscan), 1998, , £15.95,

Jurema's Children in the Forest of Spirits: Healing and ritual among two Brazilian indigenous groups
Clarice Novaes Da Mota
The colonized native groups of the Kariri and the Shoko of North-eastern Brazil interpret their natural habitat like a history book, and have developed a symbolic language of the forest. They are seeking to maintain and recover their cultural traditions as a strategy for cultural and economic survival. This in-depth study examines a number of levels: indigenous knowledge and healing systems and how these have incorporated elements from other cultures, the practical uses of local medicinal plants, and the relationship between the environment and the belief system and how this strengthens ethnic identity and supports economic and political strategies for survival. It also explores constrasts between the two groups and their interrelationship. The significance of this study extends far beyond these groups alone, and the book will be of interest to students of ethnicity, folklore, ethnobotany and epistemology. It shows how a threatened minority group can effectively help to shape its future and how small groups of disenfranchized individuals can recover their ethnic identity and human dignity. Published in the IT Studies in Indigenous Knowledge and Development series.
ISBN 1853394025, (ITP), 1997, 128pp, £14.95,

Management Controls for Development Organizations: Part one - Checklist
Richard Collins
This manual covers a very wide range of management controls, primarily in financial areas such as budgetary procedures, financial reports, accounting records, funds management and purchasing. Part 1 contains a checklist of over 300 points to enable managers to evaluate the management controls operating in their organization.
ISBN 0952376415, (Richard Collins), 1994, 80pp, £9.95,

Management Controls for Development Organizations: Part two - reference manual
Richard Collins
Part 2 of this manual is a reference book full of case studies, illustrations of accounting records and proformas, and notes on management topics. Intended as a training tool either for staff training or self-help at the workplace.
ISBN 0952376423, (Richard Collins), 1994, 80pp, £9.95,

Managing for a Change: How to run community development projects
Anthony Davies
This is a straightforward and clear overview of the key stages that need to be undergone when planning and running a community development project. It is intended for use by community groups running their own projects, taking as its principles the belief that project management is not something which happens just through good intentions and enthusiasm, but also that the necessary skills can be learnt. The book guides the reader chapter by chapter through problem identification, mobilising a group, solution identification and planning, resource identification and cost estimating, project funding, basic bookkeeping and records, project supervision, project excecution, and post-project activities. There is advice on all aspects of the process including problem analysis, meetings, letter-writing, decision-making, leadership, employment of contractors and quality control. Each chapter ends with a set of questions and exercises, whose aim is to encourage participants to understand and analyse the problem fully, before the group chooses a solution. The language used is clear and simple, and there are illustrations and diagrams throughout. Language**
ISBN 1853393991, (ITP), 1997, , £9.95,

Manual of Practical Management for Third World Rural Development Associations Volume 1
Fernand Vincent
Volume 1: Organization, administration, communication. This comprehensive and simple guide will clarify management problems for those involved with non-governmental associations in developing countries. With numerous examples and annexes together with a glossary of unfamiliar technical terms. Language **
ISBN 1853394041, (ITP), 1997, 240pp, £17.50,

Manual of Practical Management for Third World Rural Development Volume 2
Fernand Vincent
Volume 2: Financial management. Written in a simple and direct style useful for training administrators of small groups or associations and those who manage development projects. Volume II of this guide covers all aspects of financing an association with annexes and a glossary.
ISBN 185339405X, (ITP), 1997, 208pp, £17.50,

NGOs - Performance and Accountability: Beyond the magic bullet
Edited by Michael Edwards and David Hulme
NGOs are acknowledged by many to be more effective agents of development than governments or commercial interests - even seen as 'magic bullets'. Despite their successes, the real impact of the NGO sector is not well documented. This is partly because NGO performance-assessment and accountability methods are weak, and partly because NGOs are caught up increasingly in the world of official aid, which pushes them towards certain forms of evaluation at the expense of others. This unique book takes a hard and critical look at these issues, and describes how NGOs can, and must, improve the way they measure and account for their performance if they are to be truly effective.
ISBN 185383310X, (Earthscan), 1996, 259pp, £12.95,

NGOs, States and Donors: Too close for comfort?
Edited by David Hulme and Michael Edwards
This book is the other outcome of the workshop entitled 'NGOs and Development: Performance and Accountability in the New World Order' (see above). It is arranged in four parts: * NGOs, states and donors: an overview and key issues; * NGO-donor relationships: when your hand is in another person's pocket? * NGO-state relationships: reluctant partners revisited? * NGOs, the poor and disadvantaged: returning to the roots? The book explores a number of concerns: the relationships between NGOs, governments and official donor agencies; how these changing relationships are affecting state-society relations; the future of development cooperation; and the interests of poor people. These concerns are reflected in the title of this book which raises the question of whether NGOs are getting so close to Northern government donors and, to a lesser degree, developing country states, that important elements of their potential contribution to development have been lost or weakened. There is an extensive bibliography and index; biographical details on the contributors are provided and many of the chapters are supported by notes. The book is well arranged and, like its companion volume, would appeal to both practitioners and academics. Language ***
ISBN 0333665821, (Macmillan), 1997, 309+xviiipp, £12.99,

The Oxfam Handbook of Development and Relief
Edited by Deborah Eade and Suzanne Williams
The new update of the Oxfam Field Director's Handbook based on 50 years' experience in more than 70 countries, this authoritative reference work brings together Oxfam's thinking, policy and practice on all aspects of NGO development and relief work.
ISBN 0855982748, (Oxfam), 1995, Vol.1 474+xviii pp; Vol.2 554+vi pp; Vol.3 216 pp, £24.95,

Pedagogy of Hope: Reliving 'Pedagogy of the Oppressed'
Paulo Freire
With Pedagogy of the Oppressed, Paulo Freire established his place in the universal history of education. This Pedagogy of Hope represents a chronicle and synthesis of the ongoing social struggles of Latin America and the Third World since the publication of his earlier book.
ISBN 0826408435, (Continuum), 1995, 240pp, £13.99,

Resource Pack for Conflict Transformation
Ian Doucet
A comprehensive source of materials for the creation of, and participation in, workshops on conflict resolution. Contains an introduction providing context and overview, a section on thinking about conflict, and detailed sections on workshops, covering content, process and planning. There is also an annotated bibliography.
ISBN 1898702020, (International Alert), 1996, 214pp, £29.95,

Strengthening the Capacity of NGOs: Cases of small enterprise development NGOs in Africa
Caroline Sahley
Concerns about the capacity and performance of many Southern NGOs are leading Northern NGOs and official donors to seek ways of strengthening their partners that extend beyond technical and financial support. This book examines the theory and practice of capacity building, using case studies to illustrate a range of assistance models designed to increase the organisational capacity of small enterprise development agencies in Africa.
ISBN 1897748108, (INTRAC), 1996, 165pp, £14.95,

Striking a Balance: A guide to enhancing the effectiveness of non-governmental organisations in international development
Alan Fowler
Written for all those involved with NGO work, the book describes the objectives of sustainable people-centred development and the processes required to achieve it, focusing on the five factors which determine effectiveness: suitable organisational design; competent leadership and human resources; appropriate external relationships; mobilisation of high quality finance; and the measurement of performance coupled to 'learning for leverage'. In each area Striking a Balance explains the capacities needed and how they can be assessed and improved. Effectiveness calls for NGOs which retain their non-profit values by establishing the right type of professionalism, management of dilemmas and balance of choices to continually reflect the priorities, rights and needs of those who give them legitimacy: people who are poor and marginalized. This book provides a reference of current and future practices which will help NGOs to do so.
ISBN 1853833258, (Earthscan), 1997, 298pp, £14.95,

Sustainable Industrial Development
Introduced by Marilyn Carr
Successful, established AT projects: forestry in Swaziland, Kenyan stoves, micro-hydro in Nepal, boats and cement plants in India, industries in Ghana and small grain production in Botswana and Zimbabwe. Can the benefits be sustained beyond the project?
ISBN 0946688893, (ITP), 1988, 208pp, £14.95,

To the Hands of the Poor: Water and trees
Robert Chambers with N. C. Saxena and Tushaar Shah
Confronts the paradox of mass poverty coexisting with vast resource potentials in rural India, such as the potentials from groundwater and trees, previously underestimated. Combines empirical research with practical political economy.
ISBN 185339047X, (ITP), 1990, 296pp, £9.95,

Using Technical Skills in Community Development: An analysis of VSO's experience
Jonathon Dawson; edited by Mog Ball
Seven case studies describe the impact of technically skilled VSOs on the needs of groups and communities in developing countries, drawing particular attention to the wider issues which must be addressed if the development is to be sustained. Published in the VSO ECOE Programme series.
ISBN 185339078X, (ITP), 1990, 64pp, £6.50,