CAPACITY BUILDING

IMPACT
The Arts Receive Capacity Building of an Unprecedented Scope
By Michael Kaiser, Contributor
Chairman, DeVos Institute of Arts Management
There are the many challenges facing arts institutions today, from marked declines in subscription sales and arts education in our public schools to rapid increases in new forms of entertainment and electronic distribution of artistic product.
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The Energy Sector is Undermining National Security and Development in Mozambique
By André Corrêa d'Almeida, Contributor
Professor | Founder | Director @Columbia University. Political...
Political stability and absence of violence in Mozambique are in their lowest levels in two decades.
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Capacity Building: A Continuous Learning Process
By Carol Peasley, Contributor
President, CEDPA
As the donor community continues to debate foreign aid reform and the importance of "capacity building," I hope we remember that all elements of society have the potential to lead the development process.
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Bridges to Growth, Not Roads to Nowhere: Scaling Up Infrastructure Investment in Low-Income Countries
By Hugh Bredenkamp and Roger Nord, Contributors
For low-income countries, the absence of reliable infrastructure -- roads, railways, ports, but also power supply -- has become an increasingly binding constraint on growth.
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Science for Us, but Also for the World
By Dr. Seth Berkley, Contributor
President and founding CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine I...
The Obama administration should extend its fervor for science to its foreign aid policy, putting science and technology at the heart of U.S. assistance to the developing world.
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Breaking the Resource Curse: Concession Negotiation in Liberia
By Arlene M. Roberts, Contributor
Attorney and policy analyst
Sub-Saharan Africa possesses some of the highest concentrations of natural resources. Yet, for all the mining and extraction, relatively precious few of the benefits trickle down to its citizens.