Managing Development in a Globalized World

Chapter 8Implementing Policy and Planning Development

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don’t interfere as long as the policy you’ve decided upon is being carried out.

Ronald Reagan

Introduction

As development depends on the positive outcome of policies, the implementation phase of the policy cycle is particularly important as it actually converts ideas into reality and plans into action. But development policy implementation can be a labyrinthine and unmanageable undertaking in countries where implementation ...