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http://www.capacity.org/capacity/export/sites/capacity/documents/journal-pdfs/CAP37_0809_Context_ENG.pdf

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1571-7496

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Capacity.org

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journal article

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Capacity.org

Volume:

Issue 37

Year:

2009

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(Multiple Authors)

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This issue of the quarterly journal "Capacity.org" focuses on methods that can help to understand the societal context in which capacity development takes place. One of these methods is systems thinking, in which organisations, sectors and societies are seen as systems composed of elements that interact with each other.

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2009

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A gateway for capacity development: understanding context

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