Development policy and international administrative relations: The aspect of education and training

Abstract

Within the framework of administrative co‐operation, transnational arrangements of education and training constitute a delicate activity. Many reverberations of colonial and early post‐colonial times can still be felt in this domain. Nevertheless, the problems of transfer, be it doctrine, technical implementation or practical experience, are still very apparent and will probably continue. This article traces the progress of education and training through post‐colonial history until the present, discusses the merits of the different approaches taken by the most active Western institutions and identifies the major experiences and lessons regarding the various problems of transfer. The debate concentrates on the specific activities and experiences of the most recent programmes offered by the Graduate School of Administrative Sciences in Speyer in co‐operation with the public administration branch of the German Foundation for International Development.