How Development Projects Persist

Author : Erin Beck
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780822372912

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How Development Projects Persist by Erin Beck Pdf

In How Development Projects Persist Erin Beck examines microfinance NGOs working in Guatemala and problematizes the accepted wisdom of how NGOs function. Drawing on twenty months of ethnographic fieldwork, she shows how development models and plans become entangled in the relationships among local actors in ways that alter what they are, how they are valued, and the conditions of their persistence. Beck focuses on two NGOs that use drastically different methods in working with poor rural women in Guatemala. She highlights how each program's beneficiaries—diverse groups of savvy women—exercise their agency by creatively appropriating, resisting, and reinterpreting the lessons of the NGOs to match their personal needs. Beck uses this dynamic—in which the goals of the developers and women do not often overlap—to theorize development projects as social interactions in which policymakers, workers, and beneficiaries critically shape what happens on the ground. This book displaces the notion that development projects are top-down northern interventions into a passive global south by offering a provocative account of how local conditions, ongoing interactions, and even fundamental tensions inherent in development work allow such projects to persist, but in new and unexpected ways.

Author : Susannah Pickering-Saqqa
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000879353

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Researching Development NGOs by Susannah Pickering-Saqqa Pdf

This book offers a critical insight into how the study of NGOs can be more theoretically grounded and methodologically creative. The role of NGOs in global development has been the focus of considerable research and scholarship for the last four decades. More recently, scholars and NGO practitioners have begun to explore their relationships and how research can better inform practice and vice versa. This book addresses questions arising from such research, including: how different theoretical perspectives can be applied to the study of NGOs; what kinds of data can be used when trying to better understand NGOs; and what methods can be used in studying NGOs. Rather than evaluating the impact of NGO work, this is a book about how researchers and practitioners can better understand what NGOs do and how they operate. Bringing together work from a range of NGO researchers working across diverse disciplines and at varied stages of their academic careers, the collection is supported by recent case studies in the field as well as ‘dilemma boxes’ and discussion questions in every chapter. As such, Researching Development NGOs is an essential resource for postgraduate students of Research Methods in Development Studies, NGOs and Development Management as well as practitioners wanting to find out more about the sector.

Author : Patricia J. McLaughlin
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2021-04-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781839096327

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Expatriate Leaders of International Development Projects by Patricia J. McLaughlin Pdf

Expatriate leadership of USAID projects is complex, this title seeks to unravel those complexities. Expatriate leaders frequently find project success elusive, due to a multiplicity of factors, from adapting to a developing country’s socio-political-economic conditions to USAID’s policies. This book aims to explain why success is elusive.

Author : Thomas Davies
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351977494

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Routledge Handbook of NGOs and International Relations by Thomas Davies Pdf

Offering insights from pioneering new perspectives in addition to well-established traditions of research, this Handbook considers the activities not only of advocacy groups in the environmental, feminist, human rights, humanitarian, and peace sectors, but also the array of religious, professional, and business associations that make up the wider non-governmental organization (NGO) community. Including perspectives from multiple world regions, the book takes account of institutions in the Global South, alongside better-known structures of the Global North. International contributors from a range of disciplines cover all the major aspects of research into NGOs in International Relations to present: a comprehensive overview of the historical evolution of NGOs, the range of structural forms and international networks coverage of major theoretical perspectives illustrations of how NGOs are influential in every prominent issue-area of contemporary International Relations evaluation of the significant regional variations among NGOs and how regional contexts influence the nature and impact of NGOs analysis of the ways NGOs address authoritarianism, terrorism, and challenges to democracy, and how NGOs handle concerns surrounding their own legitimacy and accountability. Exploring contrasting theories, regional dimensions, and a wide range of contemporary challenges facing NGOs, this Handbook will be essential reading for students, scholars, and practitioners alike.

Author : Francesco Marchioni
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-16
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781847196835

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JBoss AS 5 Development by Francesco Marchioni Pdf

Annotation JBoss AS is the most used Java application server on the market meeting high standards of reliability, efficiency, and robustness and is used to build powerful and secure Java EE applications. It supports the most important areas of Java Enterprise programming including EJB 3.0, dependency injection, web services, the security framework, and more. Getting started with JBoss application server development can be challenging; however, with the right approach and guidance, you can easily master it and this book promises that. Written in an easy-to-read style, this book will take you from the basics of JBoss AS_such as installing core components and plug-ins_to the skills that will make you a JBoss developer to be reckoned with, covering advanced topics such as developing applications with JBoss Messaging service, JBoss web services, clustered applications, and more. You will learn the necessary steps to install a suitable environment for developing enterprise applications on JBoss AS. Then, your journey will continue through the heart of the application server, explaining how to customize each service for optimal usage. You will learn how to design Enterprise applications using Eclipse and JBoss plug-ins. You will then learn how to enable distributed communication using JMS. Storing and retrieving objects will be made easier using Hibernate. The core section of the book will take you into the programming arena with tested, real-world examples. The example programs have been carefully crafted to be easy to understand and useful as starting points for your applications. This book will kick-start your productivity and help you to master JBoss AS development. The author's experience with JBoss enables him to share insights on JBoss AS development, in a clear and friendly way. By the end of the book, you will have the confidence to apply all the newest programming techniques to your JBoss applications.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Addison-Wesley Professional
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Adoptees
ISBN : 9780133598445

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Lifemark by Anonim Pdf

Publisher Annotation: David's comfortable world is turned upside down when his birthmother unexpectedly reaches out to him, longing to meet the 18-year-old son she's only held once. With the encouragement of his adoptive parents, David embarks on a journey of discovery that leads to a staggering truth from his past.

Author : John Rosenberg,J.Leslie Keedy
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781447131786

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Security and Persistence by John Rosenberg,J.Leslie Keedy Pdf

During a short visit to Bremen in December 1989 John Rosenberg had several discussions with me about computer architecture. Although we had previously worked together for more than a decade in Australia we had not seen each other for over a year, following my move to Bremen in 1988. Meanwhile John was spending a year on study leave at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland with Professor Ron Morrison and his persistent programming research group. From our conversations it was quite clear that John was having a most fruitful time in St. Andrews and was gaining valuable new insights into the world of persistent programming. He was very keen to explore the significance of these insights for the MONADS Project, which we had been jOintly directing since the early 1980s. MONADS was not about persistent programming. In fact it had quite different origins, in the areas of software engineering and information protection. In an earlier stage of the project our ideas on these themes had led us into the world of computer architecture and even hardware deSign, in our attempts to provide an efficient base machine for our software ideas. The most important practical result of this phase of the project had been the development of the MONADS-PC, a mini computer which would be better compared with say a V tv

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Land use, Rural
ISBN : UOM:39015077940222

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Agriculture, Rural Development, and the Use of Land by Anonim Pdf

Author : Save the Children Fund (Great Britain)
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Developing countries
ISBN : UCSC:32106016102557

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Making a Difference by Save the Children Fund (Great Britain) Pdf

First Published in 1992. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Shamsuddin Ahammad
Publisher : Packt Publishing Ltd
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-24
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781849512015

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Google Web Toolkit 2 Application Development Cookbook by Shamsuddin Ahammad Pdf

Over 70 simple but incredibly effective practical recipes to develop web applications using GWT with JPA, MySQL and i Report.

Author : Rosen, Yigal
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 824 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781466694422

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Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development by Rosen, Yigal Pdf

Education is expanding to include a stronger focus on the practical application of classroom lessons in an effort to prepare the next generation of scholars for a changing world economy centered on collaborative and problem-solving skills for the digital age. The Handbook of Research on Technology Tools for Real-World Skill Development presents comprehensive research and discussions on the importance of practical education focused on digital literacy and the problem-solving skills necessary in everyday life. Featuring timely, research-based chapters exploring the broad scope of digital and computer-based learning strategies including, but not limited to, enhanced classroom experiences, assessment programs, and problem-solving training, this publication is an essential reference source for academicians, researchers, professionals, and policymakers interested in the practical application of technology-based learning for next-generation education.

Author : Yuli Vasiliev
Publisher : Apress
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-21
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781430209645

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Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in Java EE by Yuli Vasiliev Pdf

Beginning Database-Driven Application Development in JavaTM EE: Using GlassFishTM focuses on the open source GlassFish persistence engine. This book shows Java programmers how to develop applications utilizing relational database technologies with examples using Oracle and MySQL and the GlassFish application development framework and deployment platform all based on Java EE. The book explains in detail how you can organize your Java EE solution into a multilayer architecture, placing most emphasis on how to implement the persistence and database tiers of an application. Through many examples, this book shows how you can efficiently use the Java Persistence features available in the Java EE platform. Find out how you can greatly simplify the task of building the persistence layer of your Java EE application by moving some application logic into the underlying database, utilizing database views, stored programs, and triggers. The book also explains how to deploy Java EE applications to GlassFish, a free, open source Java EE 5–compliant application server.

Author : Michael Quinn Patton
Publisher : Guilford Press
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781609180911

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Developmental Evaluation by Michael Quinn Patton Pdf

Developmental evaluation (DE) offers a powerful approach to monitoring and supporting social innovations by working in partnership with program decision makers. In this book, eminent authority Michael Quinn Patton shows how to conduct evaluations within a DE framework. Patton draws on insights about complex dynamic systems, uncertainty, nonlinearity, and emergence. He illustrates how DE can be used for a range of purposes: ongoing program development, adapting effective principles of practice to local contexts, generating innovations and taking them to scale, and facilitating rapid response in crisis situations. Students and practicing evaluators will appreciate the book's extensive case examples and stories, cartoons, clear writing style, "closer look" sidebars, and summary tables. Provided is essential guidance for making evaluations useful, practical, and credible in support of social change. See also Developmental Evaluation Exemplars, edited by Michael Quinn Patton, Kate McKegg, and Nan Wehipeihana, which presents 12 in-depth case studies.

Author : Christopher Gorse,Lloyd Scott,Colin Booth,Mohammad Dastbaz
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-13
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783030794507

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Climate Emergency – Managing, Building , and Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals by Christopher Gorse,Lloyd Scott,Colin Booth,Mohammad Dastbaz Pdf

Through research and proven practice, the aim of the International Conference of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) is to foster ideas on how to reduce negative impacts on the environment while providing for the health and well-being of society. The professions and fields of research required to ensure buildings meet user demands and provide healthy enclosures are many and diverse. The SEEDS conference addresses the interdependence of people, the built and natural environments, and recognizes the interdisciplinary and international themes necessary to assemble the knowledge required for positive change.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556038785572

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Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas Development Northstar Project by Anonim Pdf