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OverviewExternally-promoted institutional reform, even when nominally accepted by developing country governments, often fails to deliver lasting change. Diasporans-immigrants who still feel a connection to their country of origin-may offer an In-Between Advantage for institutional reform, which links problem understanding with potential solutions, and encompasses vision, impact, operational, and psycho-social advantages.Individuals with entrepreneurial characteristics can catalyzing institutional reform. Diasporans may have particular advantages for entrepreneurship, as they live both psychologically and materially between the place of origin they left and the new destination they have embraced. Their entrepreneurial characteristics may be accidental, cultivated through the migration and diaspora experience, or innate to individuals' personalities.This book articulates the diaspora institutional entrepreneur In-Between Advantage, proposes a model for understanding the characteristics and motivational influences of entrepreneurs generally and how they apply to diaspora entrepreneurs in particular, and presents a staged model of institutional entrepreneur actions. I test these frameworks through case narratives of social institutional reform in Egypt, economic institutional reform in Ethiopia, and political institutional reform in Chad.In addition to identifying policy implications, this book makes important theoretical contributions in three areas. First, it builds on existing and emerging critiques of international development assistance that articulate prescriptions related to alternative theories of change. Second, it fills an important gap in the literature by focusing squarely on the role of agency in institutional reform processes while still accounting for organizational systems and socio-political contexts. In doing so, it integrates a more expansive view of entrepreneurism into extant understandings of institutional entrepreneurism, and it sheds light on what happens in the frequently-invoked black box of agency. Third, it demonstrates the fallacy of many theoretical frameworks that seek to order institutional change processes into neatly definable linear stages. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer M. BrinkerhoffPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm Weight: 0.518kg ISBN: 9780190278229ISBN 10: 0190278226 Pages: 280 Publication Date: 13 October 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1. Beyond the Aid Industry: Diasporas As Catalysts for Reform in the Developing World 2. Defining Entrepreneurs and Exploring Diaspora Applications 3. Institutional Reform, Institutional Entrepreneurs, and the Potential Diaspora Advantage 4.ReviewsAuthor InformationJennifer M. Brinkerhoff is Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs at the George Washington University (Ph.D., public administration, University of Southern California in Los Angeles). Her publications include seven books, five co-edited journal issues, and over sixty articles and book chapters. Dr. Brinkerhoff consults for multilateral development banks, bilateral assistance agencies, NGOs, and foundations. Her research and applied work focus on partnership, civil society, institutional development, and development management, including in Africa, China, Mongolia, Central Asia, and Russia. She has provided advice and training on diasporas and development for the US Government, and for diaspora organizations and government officials in Europe. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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