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Implementing legislative strengthening programmes: Who is in control?
Author(s) -
Guinn David E.,
Straussman Jeffrey D.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
development policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1467-7679
pISSN - 0950-6764
DOI - 10.1111/dpr.12367
Subject(s) - agency (philosophy) , international development , public administration , legislature , political science , argument (complex analysis) , centrality , control (management) , constraint (computer aided design) , development aid , strengths and weaknesses , economic growth , public relations , sociology , economics , law , management , engineering , social science , mechanical engineering , biochemistry , chemistry , philosophy , mathematics , epistemology , combinatorics
Over the last few decades, international development (also known as Official Development Assistance ( ODA )) has been under attack for its lack of effectiveness. Critiques reflect two conceptual challenges, the nature of expert knowledge and the centrality of local ownership of development initiatives, bounded by the practical constraint of how politically controlled resources from bilateral and international donors will be used. This article examines five implementation strategies, including their strengths and weaknesses, keyed to the level of control asserted by the donor agency. We illustrate our argument through a review of legislative strengthening projects, most of which were funded by the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development ( DFID ) in the case of one of the models.