| Description |
x, 205 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Kumarian Press library of management for development |
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Kumarian Press library of management for development.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-194) and index. |
| Contents |
Figures -- Preface -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- Pt. I What BRAC Is and What It Does (starting p. 7) -- 1 The Context (starting p. 9) -- Demographics and Social and Economic Indicators (starting p. 9) -- Landlessness and Lack of "Off the Land" Employment (starting p. 14) -- The Especially Deprived Status of Women (starting p. 15) -- Resource Constraints and Infrastructural Deficiencies (starting p. 15) -- NGOs Working Within This Context (starting p. 18) -- NGO and Government Programs Directed to the Rural Poor (starting p. 20) -- 2 Theory of Development and the Targeting Strategy (starting p. 23) -- Brief History of BRAC (starting p. 23) -- BRAC's "Theory of Development" (starting p. 24) -- BRAC's Targeting Strategy -- Focus on the Poorest of the Poor (starting p. 28) -- 3 An Overview of BRAC's Programs (starting p. 34) -- The Organizational Structure (starting p. 35) -- The Rural Development Program (RDP) (starting p. 37) -- The Rural Credit Project (RCP) (starting p. 48) -- Education Programs (starting p. 50) -- BRAC's Health Programs (starting p. 58) -- Emergency Programs (starting p. 69) -- BRAC's Commercial Operations (starting p. 70) -- Conclusion (starting p. 72) -- 4 Financial Intermediation Activities (starting p. 74) -- Early Programs -- Stage One: 1979-84 (starting p. 75) -- Merger of the Two Programs -- Stage Two in Credit Activities: 1986 (starting p. 80) -- Stage Three -- The Bank Project: 1989-91 (starting p. 87) -- Conclusion (starting p. 95) -- 5 Institutional Intermediation (starting p. 97) -- Poultry (starting p. 98) -- Livestock (starting p. 102) -- Sericulture (starting p. 104) -- Fishing and Fish Culture (starting p. 107) -- Irrigation (starting p. 108) -- Importance of BRAC's Subsector Interventions (starting p. 111) -- Subsectors Where Next Interventions Will Take Place (starting p. 112) -- Conclusion (starting p. 112) -- Pt. II How BRAC Does What It Does (starting p. 115) -- 6 The Management of BRAC (starting p. 117) -- Growth of Personnel (starting p. 118) -- BRAC's View of Management (starting p. 118) -- The Organizational Structure (starting p. 122) -- Staff Development (starting p. 124) -- Hierarchy and Participation -- Control Versus Empowerment (starting p. 125) -- Feedback and Coordination Processes (starting p. 126) -- Supervision and Work Planning (starting p. 130) -- Coordination Mechanisms in BRAC (starting p. 131) -- Financial Management, the Market Model, and Entrepreneurial Behavior (starting p. 132) -- Can Management Systems Sustain Continued Rapid Growth and Diversity? (starting p. 133) -- 7 Program and Management Support Systems (starting p. 135) -- Training and Resource Centers (starting p. 135) -- The Management Development Program (starting p. 143) -- Research and Evaluation Division (RED) (starting p. 144) -- Monitoring Department (starting p. 148) -- Logistics Department (starting p. 149) -- Libraries (starting p. 149) -- Materials Development and Publications Unit (starting p. 149) -- Personnel Department (starting p. 150) -- Construction Department (starting p. 150) -- Computer Department (starting p. 151) -- Management and Financial Accounting Department (starting p. 151) -- Support Departments Essential to BRAC's Performance (starting p. 152) -- A Matrix Form (starting p. 152) -- 8 The Financing of BRAC (starting p. 155) -- Who Are the Donors? (starting p. 155) -- Grant Categories (starting p. 158) -- The Bangladesh Government and NGO Grants (starting p. 160) -- Funding the Organization, Not the Program (starting p. 160) -- Donor Dependency (starting p. 162) -- Pt. III The Future (starting p. 163) -- 9 Measurement, Strategies, and Sustainability (starting p. 165) -- Measuring Success (starting p. 166) -- Criticisms of NGOs (starting p. 169) -- Distinguishing Features of BRAC's Approach and Expertise (starting p. 171) -- BRAC's Strategy for the 1990s (starting p. 179) -- Issues of Sustainability (starting p. 185) -- A Concluding Comment (starting p. 188) -- Bibliography (starting p. 190) -- Appendix: History of Donor Grants (starting p. 195) -- Index (starting p. 200) -- About the Author (starting p. 205) |
| Subject |
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee.
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Rural development -- Bangladesh.
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Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee. (OCoLC)fst00538711
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Rural development. (OCoLC)fst01101498
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Bangladesh. (OCoLC)fst01213724
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Ländliche Entwicklung (DE-588)4034450-2
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Bangladesch (DE-588)4130903-0
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| Indexed Term |
bangladesh |
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economische ontwikkeling |
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economic development |
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instellingen |
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institutions |
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particuliere organisaties |
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private organizations |
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plattelandsontwikkeling |
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rural development |
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plattelandsplanning |
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rural planning |
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semi-overheidsbedrijven |
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semiprivate organizations |
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sociale economie |
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socioeconomics |
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economische planning |
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economic planning |
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Rural Development |
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Plattelandsontwikkeling |
| Other Form: |
Online version: Lovell, Catherine H. Breaking the cycle of poverty. West Hartford, Conn. : Kumarian Press, 1992 (OCoLC)609348820 |
| ISBN |
1565490053 (alk. paper) |
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9781565490055 (alk. paper) |
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1565490045 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781565490048 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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