Technological capability, NGOs, and small-scale development projects
Author(s)
Wilson, GordonEditor(s)
Eade, DeborahPublication date
1995-05-01Country
Zimbabwe
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Development in PracticeDocument type
Journal articleLanguage
EnglishDescription
Technological capability underpins economic development, but analysis of interviews with workers in international, UK-based NGOs suggests that it is rarely addressed explicitly when considering support for development work. Instead, the core values of these NGOs tend to determine their attitudes towards technology, with the result that their impact on the development of technological capability can be contradictory. This is borne out by analysis of eleven small-scale enterprises in Zimbabwe which receive NGO support. Some do have a high potential to develop technological capabilities, but others appear trapped in a vicious circle of low skills, poor entrepreneurial qualities, and an overwhelmingly hostile economic environment. NGOs need to develop appropriate technological criteria in order to exert a positive impact on the development projects they support.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>Pages
15ISSN
0961-4524EISSN
1364-9213ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/0961452951000157104