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Francis J. Lethem, Professor of the Practice, Public Policy Studies, and Director of Graduate Studies, Program on International Development Policy (PIDP)

Contact Info:

Office Location:	266 Rubenstein Hall
Office Phone:	+1 919 613 7332
Email Address:
Web Page:	http://www.pubpol.duke.edu/~flethem

Education:

Ph.D.	University of Neuchatel (Switzerland)	1967
B.A.	University of Antwerp (Belgium)	1961

Specialties:

Economics
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Capacity Building
Development Management
Economic Growth and Development
Education Policy
Human Resources Development
Institutional Design
Investment Appraisal

Research Interests: International Development and Institutional Development

Research: Institutional design for managing the environment; the design and management of sustainable development projects; project design for conflict prevention; the application of total quality management principles to the public sector; and human resources development (incl. capacity building) – all in relation with developing and transition countries.

Keywords:

International • Developing Countries • Public Policy • Development • Sustainability

Curriculum Vitae

Recent Publications   (More Publications)

1. DCID Faculty Team, Chap 6. Some Cross-Cutting Lessons., in Doing Dams Better: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Story of Nam Theun 2, edited by Ian Porter and J. Shivakumar. (December, 2010), World Bank, 1818 H Str NW, WDC, ISBN ISBN:978-0-8213-6985-2. SKU: 16985  [abs] [author's comments]
2. Team, DCIDF, Chap 6. Some Cross-Cutting Lessons., in Doing Dams Better: The Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the Story of Nam Theun 2, edited by Porter, I; Shivakumar, J (December, 2010), World Bank  [abs]
3. F.J. Lethem, Towards an appropriate institutional design methodology (2010), odii.com (Addition of one new edited paper to series started in 2002: "From AIC to AIC-IA: Applying the AIC Framework to Capacity Building. The Case of the Police Inspectorate of Kosovo", by Selim Selimi (2010).)
4. F.J. Lethem, Towards an appropriate institutional design methodology (2002) (Introduction to edited papers by PIDP Fellows prepared for the Duke University seminar "Institutional Design for more sustainable Development". www.Odi.com (Papers/Duke University International Development Program). The series, started in 2002, includes: Could Georgia's Small Farmer Support Project have been successful? by Nino Partskhaladze; Establishment of Agricultural Services in a Transition County, by Inna Bayda; Institutional Analysis of a Business Development Project, by Samir Nuryev; Commercial Banking for Rural Development: A Cautionary Tale, by Santhosh Thiruthimana; Resettling Expelled Villagers to their Place of Origin--20 Years Later, by Dalia Kaikhasraw; From Post-conflict Emergency Towards Longer Term Sustainability: Restructuring Kosovo's Customs Service Administration, by Edmond Mjekiqi (2006); Managing by Influence for the Common Good: India’s SAMBANDH Network, by Santosh Passi (2006); Restructuring the institutional design of an infrastructure development project in Guanajuato, Mexico, by Francisco Javier Luna Lopez(2007).)
5. Lethem, FJ, Towards an appropriate institutional design methodology (2002)