Comments on: We’ll Always Have Paris? http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/2009/10/well-always-have-paris/ How giving can save the world. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:14:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: JSC5 http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/2009/10/well-always-have-paris/comment-page-1/#comment-292 JSC5 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:06:22 +0000 http://www.philanthrocapitalism.net/?p=1469#comment-292 I am a big fan of market solutions for aid problems, where applicable. But one reason I'm skeptical about the plans presented in this post is that so many local development projects don't hinge on information, but on connections. Integrating development interventions requires local knowledge that simply can't be transferred using relatively simple data solutions like databases and marketplaces. That's why I think that even if we integrate market-based development approaches to the greatest possible extent, there will still be a necessary component of planning in aid, especially when we talk about local delivery. In general, the problems of comprehensive local aid delivery don't get enough attention from development advocates. You can read a further analysis of the important of local service delivery at http://jointstock.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/the-basics/ I am a big fan of market solutions for aid problems, where applicable. But one reason I’m skeptical about the plans presented in this post is that so many local development projects don’t hinge on information, but on connections. Integrating development interventions requires local knowledge that simply can’t be transferred using relatively simple data solutions like databases and marketplaces. That’s why I think that even if we integrate market-based development approaches to the greatest possible extent, there will still be a necessary component of planning in aid, especially when we talk about local delivery.

In general, the problems of comprehensive local aid delivery don’t get enough attention from development advocates. You can read a further analysis of the important of local service delivery at http://jointstock.wordpress.com/2009/10/28/the-basics/

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