Koch: The Delusion of Knowledge Transfer

With the rise of the ëknowledge for developmentí paradigm, expert advice has become a prime instrument of foreign aid. At the same time, it has been object of repeated criticism: the chronic failure of ëtechnical assistanceí ñ a notion under which advice is commonly subsumed ñ has been documented in a host of studies. Nonetheless, international organisations continue to send advisors, promising to...