Since the 1980s, donors already support solar power projects in the Philippines. Reports and documentations provide a positive image on project success, but field trips to earlier project sites tell an opposing story. This field report shows that even in an area with only little donor...

It is argued that transition management can be a useful analytical approach for clarifying how development aid can stimulate economic development. To illustrate this, potential applications are suggested. Three similarities between transition management and development aid are identified. In...