pia 2096/2490 foreign aid capstone and topics course

PIA 2096/2490

Foreign Aid Capstone and Topics Course

Foreign Aid

Other Donors, Other Models

Universal Organizations

UNDP and related Organizations

World Bank

International Monetary Fund

Regional Institutions

Regional Banks: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe

UN Economic Commissions: ECA, ECLA, (Asia, Middle East)

European Union

Foreign Aid Issues

Multi-Lateral Institutions

Weighted Voting

Bureaucratic Elites

Loans versus Grants

Bilateral Donors

Former Colonial Powers

Soft Donors

Marshall Plan Recipients

Oil Producers

Tied Aid

British Aid Colonial Development Funds- Now

Commonwealth Funds

Colombo Plan

Focus on British Institutions

Linked to British Investment (Sanctions-Pakistan, South Africa, Zimbabwe)

Japanese Aid Links to World War II and

Occupation

Japan as Marshall Plan Recipient

Linked to Japanese Investment

South East Asia

JICA

Scandinavia

Moral Obligations

1% Goal

“Soft Donors”

High Levels of Popular Support

France

Francophonie

Strong Links to Elites and security

Aid tied to trade

Strong colonial legacy

Other Donors

Former ex-colonial powers: Spain, Italy and Potugal- Latin Ties

ANZUS- Southeast Asia and Pacific

EU- Almost all have bilateral Programs

Other Donors

Germany- Reparations and Colonial Legacy

Canada- Francophone and Moral

Holland and Belgium- Payback for Colonial Ills

Other Models- The Rise of NGOs as Contractors

NGOs: The Nature of the Beast

Civil Society NGOs, CBOs, PVOs: Who do they

represent?

Grassroots, interests, not for profits (neutrality)

Groups: Role of ethnicity, religion and class, vs. individual rights

Civil Society Privatization as an issue

Corporatism vs. Clientelism

Organic VS. Individualist nature of society (Vincent Ostrom)

Establishing the rule of law Roman vs. Common Law What is the role of the individual

NGOs--The Nature of the Beast

Non-Profits vs. For Profits Not for Profits- More value directed Private Voluntary Organizations(PVOs) Community Based Organizations (CBOs) Foundations

NGOs- The Nature of the Beast Civic Associations

Interest Groups

Quangos

Trade Unions

Religious Organizations

Five Caveats Usually excludes “for profits”

Issue of contractors- both for profits and non-profits

Includes both International and Local

Internationals are not universally loved

Caveats

Very often internationals are religious or charity based

Focus has been primarily on relief rather than development or civil society goals

Types of “Development” NGOs

Philanthropy

Relief and Welfare Societies

Public Service Contractors

Populist based development agencies (national)

Types of “Development” NGOs

Grassroots associations (local or village based)

Advocacy groups

Public Service Contractors

Origins- Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster

War, Drought, Agricultural Failure Focus on Rural Development

Human Rights Focus on Governance

Natural Disaster: Humanitarian Assistance and Human-Made Disaster

NGOs--Areas of Perceived Advantage

Cost-effective Small but efficient

Innovative

Staff loyalty and commitment


NGOs--Perceived Advantage

• Ideologically compatible with Development values

• Links with poor

• Image of populism


International NGOs—Weaknesses

Lack of local legitimacy

Donor driven

Inefficiency


International NGOs—Weaknesses Amateurism

Leadership and continuity problems

Staffing problems

Self-serving-own objectives Faith Based



Fixation on projects Problems of replication

Lack of perceived accountability

Learning problems/lack of institutional memory



Tensions with government institutions Politically threatening

Ties with existing local elites

Inability of humanitarian organizations to transfer to new development orientation

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