Development through Institutions? Institutional Development in Norwegian Bilateral Assistance

This study focuses on macroeconomic management which is seen as a dynamic process undertaken three levels; the planning- and strategy level, the operational level and the administrative level.

The report gives an explanation of the rediscovery of institutions in development, how this is reflected in Norwegian aid policies and the transition from using individual advisers towards institutional cooperation. Then the concept of institutional development is defined, embracing five levels: individual, organisational, network, sectoral and national. The first two of these levels involve human resource development (HRD) and organisational development (OD) respectively, while the last three all entail some form of broader system development