Banking on Knowledge : The Genesis of the Global Development Network (Hardcover)

Part 1: The GND and Knowledge for Development 1. The Genesis of the GND 2. Scan Globally, Reinvent Locally: Knowledge infrastructure and the localization of Kkowledge 3. The Instrumentalization of Development Knowledge Part 2: Civil Society Engagement 4. Think Tanks in Independent Belarus: Catalysts for social transformations 5. New Partnerships in Research: Activists and think tanks: An illustration from the NCAER in New Delhi 6. Building Productive Partnerships for the Promotion of Reforms: The APOYO Institute in Peru Part 3: Reform and Reconstruction 7. The Challenges of Intervention for a Cambodian Think Tank 8. Post-Communist Think Tanks: Making and Faking Influence 9. Influencing Government Policy Making Part 4: Knowledge Across Borders 10. Southeast Asian Research Institutes and Regional Economic Cooperation 11. Globalization, Think Tanks, and Policy Transfer 12. Think Tanks and the Ecology of Policy Inquiry 13. Conclusion: Knowledge, power and policy