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"This great evil": anticipating political obstacles to development
Author(s) -
Gillespie Piers,
Girgis Mona,
Mayer Peter
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
public administration and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1099-162X
pISSN - 0271-2075
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-162x(199612)16:5<431::aid-pad893>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - politics , political risk , face (sociological concept) , political science , business , economics , risk analysis (engineering) , economic growth , sociology , law , social science
Many technically appropriate and economically effective development programmes fail because planners do not make explicit assessments of political risk. Projects face many potential opponents including village elites whose economic interests and political authority may be challenged by successful development. Several systematic methods for evaluating political risk have been devised and NGOs and development agencies have successfully utilized a number of passive and active strategies to minimize political risk. Effective programme planning should undertake systematic assessments of political risk and incorporate appropriate strategies to counter it.