Institutional development: a review of the concept

Abstract

Considers five topics in an attempt to review the concept of institutional development (ID): institutions; development; institutional development; projects; technical assistance. Institutions are seen as fundamental to the development process. Development is seen as a political process. ID is seen as exploratory rather than prescriptive. Projects are seen as mechanistic. Technical assistance is moving towards a more exploratory and participatory mode of project formulation and implementation. Seeks to offer a flavour of the considerable and rapidly growing literature on the subject of ID in order to establish some parameters to the concept. These parameters are captured by the scope of the process, modes of intervention and factors for success, distilled from an original literature search. Presents the resulting conceptual framework.

Citation

McGill, R. (1995), "Institutional development: a review of the concept", International Journal of Public Sector Management, Vol. 8 No. 2, pp. 63-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/09513559510086076