{"product_id":"institutional-sustainability-in-agriculture-and-rural-development-a-global-perspective-hardcover","title":"Institutional Sustainability in Agriculture and Rural Development: A Global Perspective - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerick W. Brinkerhoff\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAuthur A. Goldsmith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout the global community, the challenges of finite resources, budget deficits, and growing interdependence and complexity have forced governments and the private sector to do more with less. In the foreign assistance realm, this has translated into a donor mandate to promote self-sustaining development in the Third World, a key component of which is the institutional framework that conceives, plans, funds, implements, and manages activities. This book, based on the results of a multi-year applied research project, focuses on institutional sustainability and its role in agriculture and rural development. It concentrates on collaboration between international donor organizations and developing countries to design and implement projects aimed at introducing performance and capacity improvements. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe collection of fifteen essays is divided into three subject areas. Part one examines the sustainability dimensions of agriculture and rural development, with chapters that focus on the range of meanings of sustainability and the relationship between it and continued benefit flows; a conceptual model that draws on systems theory, organizational contingency theory, and political economy; and the action-research methodology for applying the model in the field. Part two is made up of nine chapters, each of which uses the model to analyze a particular case where an international donor-funded intervention sought to develop a sustainable institution. The cases range geographically across the world. Finally, part three draws on the case experiences to highlight strategies for promoting institutional sustainability. Lessons are derived from a comparative analysis of several of the cases, and a chapter incorporating the points made in all of the cases is also provided. With its comparative framework and conclusion that institutional sustainability is a feasible objective for development agencies, this volume will be an important work for development practitioners and students of development administration, as well as a significant addition to public and academic library collections.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDERICK W. BRINKERHOFF is the Associate Director for Research of the International Development Management Center at the University of Maryland. He is the author or co-author of numerous journal articles and reports, which have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Development Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInternational Review of Administrative Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eARTHUR A. GOLDSMITH is Associate Professor in the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. His articles on international development and management have appeared in \u003ci\u003eEconomic Development and Cultural Change\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Developing Areas\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eComparative Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25, 1990\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52328707850514,"sku":"9780275933739","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/MPL4zbTgJP9780275933739.webp?v=1780314956","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/institutional-sustainability-in-agriculture-and-rural-development-a-global-perspective-hardcover","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}