Chronic Ills of the Industry

David Sims ()
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David Sims: Economist and Urban Development Specialist

Chapter Chapter 7 in Development Delusions and Contradictions, 2023, pp 141-156 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter briefly enumerates what have become chronic ills that plague the development industry. These include dubious evaluations and lessons never learned; poor operations and maintenance of donor investments; reinventing the wheel and institutional amnesia; delays, delays, and more delays; lost good work and lost opportunities; and privileged bubbles and donor elitism.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17770-5_7

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