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Trends in development co-operation

11 March 2008. Robrecht Renard. 2. Outline. The major sins of donorsThe new aid paradigm Managing new aid . 11 March 2008. Robrecht Renard. 3. 1. The major sins of donors. Selfishnessdonors are obsessed with flags / photo opportunitiesthey poach scarce staff and recurrent resourcesthey underm

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Trends in development co-operation

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    1. Trends in development co-operation IUC Policy Workshop Brussels, 10-13 March 2008

    2. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 2 Outline The major sins of donors The new aid paradigm Managing new aid

    3. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 3 1. The major sins of donors Selfishness donors are obsessed with flags / photo opportunities they poach scarce staff and recurrent resources they undermine overall policy coherence Naivety donors harbour the illusion that they can bypass a weak state and bring sustainable development results Arrogance donors impose their own solutions Softness sanctions are not applied and thus not credible

    4. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 4 Fragmentation and proliferation Contrast the three ultimate sources of aid taxes voluntary contributions capital market with the hundreds of competing aid delivery channels and mechanisms A collective action problem A manifestation of donor selfishness The market analogy is not convincing

    5. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 5 The issue of governance Recipient countries are often poorly governed But donors are also to blame, by not allowing for recipient ownership Regarding governance, donors make two errors: ? Donor errors of commission when aid causes governance to deteriorate ? Donor errors of omission when opportunities are missed to improve governance

    6. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 6 2. The new aid paradigm

    7. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 7 2. The new aid paradigm

    8. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 8 2. The new aid paradigm

    9. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 9 2. The new aid paradigm

    10. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 10 2. The new aid paradigm

    11. 11 The 2005 Paris declaration

    12. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 12 3. Managing new aid

    13. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 13 ? Selectivity donors pull reform, but without domestic meddling no dominant aid modality drawback: moral issue of donor orphans drawback: global negative externalities of failing states ? Policy dialogue donors pull reform, actively support internal reform dynamics associated aid modality : generous budget support, TA ? Consensual conditionality donors lock in agreed reforms in contracts augments credibility of policy dialogue associated aid modality: idem

    14. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 14 Programme-based approaches (PBAs) Characteristics of PBAs Country leadership Single comprehensive programme and budget framework Formal donor coordination and harmonisation Efforts to use local planning, implementation, financial management, M&E

    15. 11 March 2008 Robrecht Renard 15 Donor indicators: the Paris Declaration

    16. www.ua.ac.be/dev/bos robrecht.renard@ua.ac.be

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