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Community Development Journal Advance Access published online on August 12, 2009
Community Development Journal, doi:10.1093/cdj/bsp044
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The meaning of capacity building in Indonesia

Ismet Fanany, Rebecca Fanany and Sue Kenny

Address for correspondence: Ismet Fanany, email: ismet.fanany@deakin.edu.au

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Capacity building has been prominent in development projects of various kinds for the last decade. Capacity is, in this context, an amorphous term broadly defined as the ability of people, organizations, and communities to handle all the aspects of existence that relate to them (Vincent-Lancrin, 2006). Capacity building generally refers to efforts to develop this ability among particular groups, resulting in enhanced potential to manage their own needs (Potter and Brough, 2004). Capacity building and the associated process of capacity development have been considered central in improving governance, civil society institutions, and local administrations in developing countries (Brinkerhoff, 2000). The World Bank, with its emphasis on strengthening governance, has made capacity building a focus of its programs and leads the development of relevant models and evaluative measures (Wilhelm and Kushnarova, 2004; Straussman, 2007).

Despite its importance in development circles and a . . . [Full Text of this Article]


   Capacity building as a component of development
 

   The concept of capacity building in Indonesia
 

   Capacity building programs in Indonesia
 

   The meaning of capacity building in Indonesia
 

   Public perceptions of capacity building efforts in Indonesia
 

   Discussion
 

   Funding
 

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