The publication of The Evolution
of Institutional Capacity
for Social and Economic
Development
prepared by
the Office of Social and Economic Development. It described two types of organizational arrangements that emerged in the Bahá'í world capable of undertaking increasingly complex development efforts - training institutes and Bahá'í-inspired agencies.
The publication of A Clarification of Some Issues Concerning
Social and Economic Development
in Local and National Communities prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development
at the Bahá’í World Centre.
It was written to respond to a number of questions that have arisen over the previous few years. It touched on such issues as degrees of complexity in development activity, the relationship between teaching and development, and participation in development projects.