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Power systems in emergencies : from contingency planning to crisis management
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ISBN: 0471490164 Year: 2001 Publisher: New York, NY : John Wiley,

Patronage or partnership : local capacity building in humanitarian crises
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ISBN: 0889369445 1565491300 1565491297 9781565491298 1552502112 9780889369443 9781552502112 9786610744541 1280744545 Year: 2001 Publisher: Ottawa : International Development Research Centre,

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Much has been written about the need to build local capacities in emergency and postemergency situations. Many relief programs, however, remain characterized by externality: in their funding, accountabilities, approach to management, and dependence upon expatriate staff. Reality often flies in the face of stated policy and good intentions. In reality, strengthening local capacity is easier said than done, and there are real tradeoffs between outsiders doing something right now in the midst of an emergency, on the one hand, and building longer term local skills, on the other.

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