| Absorptive Capacity in the Security and Justice Sectors: Assessing Obstacles to Success in the Donor-Recipient Relationship Contributor(s): Lamb, Robert D. (Author), Mixon, Kathryn (Author), Halterman, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442225130 ISBN-13: 9781442225138 Publisher: Center for Strategic & International Studies OUR PRICE: $55.44 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 338.91 |
| Series: CSIS Reports |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 8.4" W x 10.7" (0.40 lbs) 52 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In development, stabilization, and peace building, donors increasingly recognize the importance of being sensitive to the local contexts of their efforts. Yet the use of "blueprints" remains widespread. Even when standard approaches are modified for particular aid partners, there often remains a poor fit between donor efforts and local conditions. When recipients cannot absorb the aid and attention they are offered, the common response is "capacity building." While it is true that many aid recipients do not have adequate capacity for implementation, this report presents the results of a case study demonstrating that some security and justice programs are designed and implemented without an adequate appreciation of local desires, resources, capabilities, and challenges. Absorptive capacity, in other words, is a byproduct of the donor-recipient relationship. An earlier study by the authors introduced a new framework for measuring absorptive capacity. This volume applies it to security and justice sector programs that did not meet all of their objectives in Lebanon, Cambodia, and Colombia. |