| Preface | 7 |
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| Executive summary | 9 |
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| Table of contents | 11 |
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| Table of figures | 15 |
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| Table of tables | 16 |
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| 1 Objectives and approach | 17 |
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| 1.1 Why a book on project governance | 17 |
| 1.2 Objectives and target audience | 20 |
| 1.3 Approach | 21 |
| 1.4 Terminology | 29 |
| 2 Is there a need for project governance? | 37 |
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| 2.1 Management in development projects: Sense or nonsense? | 37 |
| 2.2 A case for project governance: Various perspectives calling for project governance | 41 |
| 3 The roles of governance in development projects | 65 |
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| 3.1 Organizational theories, governance roles and their relevance for development projects | 66 |
| 3.2 From governance roles to governance’s key responsibilities | 75 |
| 4 The Project Governance Model | 79 |
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| 4.1 System management | 80 |
| 4.2 Mission management | 104 |
| 4.3 Integrity management | 129 |
| 4.4 Extended stakeholder management | 182 |
| 4.5 Risk management | 197 |
| 4.6 Audit management | 221 |
| 5 Conclusions | 235 |
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| 5.1 Summary | 235 |
| 5.2 Limitations | 237 |
| 5.3 Implications and recommendations for practice | 238 |
| 5.4 Recommendations for further research | 239 |
| Annexes | 240 |
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| Annex 1: The UN Millennium Development Goals ( MDGs) | 240 |
| Annex 2: Research methodology | 240 |
| Annex 3: List of case examples | 246 |
| Bibliography | 249 |
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| Index | 269 |