the general concept of political economy analysis and its gradual uptake by the eu (with reference...
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Advanced EC seminar on decentralisation and local governance European Commission EuropeAid 2-5 July 2012, Brussels The seminar reviewed the country context and the evolving international development framework and considered how to manage the political dimensions of decentralisation. It also looked at using decentralisation as a trigger to foster better development outcomes and governance and what all this means for future EU engagement in decentralisation and local governance. Jean Bossuyt, ECDPM, was the lead facilitator of this meeting. Alisa Herrero, ECDPM, was also one of the experts facilitating this seminar.TRANSCRIPT
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Session 2.2 Introduction to
Political Economy Analysis (PEA)
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Session’s objective
1. Why is there so much interest in Political Economy Analysis?
2. What is PEA all about? 3. What are the preliminary conclusions of these
analyses and are there implication for donors?
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1. Why is there so much interest in Political Economy Analysis?
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Despite the efforts and resources directed to supporting governance and institutional reform, results have been mixed and sometimes even disappointing….
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Do we know our context?
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Are intervention and support strategies adapted?
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• Governance clusters: democracy, human rights, rule of law, decentralisation …
• Governance principles: transparency, accountability, participation, inclusion
• Core governance issues: rules of the game, interests, power, incentives
Core governance
issues
Governance clusters
Governance principles
OPEN THE BLACK BOX
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2. Opening the black box: PEA, what is it about?
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Some considerations
Political economy analysis: • Is not an exact science • Draws from various intellectual backgrounds • There is no single universal methodology • Different tools analyse same object by asking
structured questions • Can be applied at three levels: country/macro,
sectoral/thematic and project/micro
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What is PEA interested in?
Interaction between political and economic processes
• Why? • How to support
change?
• Political process: power relations and struggles around resources
• Economic process: how the generation of resources influence political processes
• Evolution and dynamics of these processes in time
• Formal and informal institutions
• The hidden relations, motivations and interests of all the actors
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Make the iceberg visible
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A few tools Drivers of change (DFID)
Strategic Governance and Corruption Assessment (Netherlands)
Power Analysis (SIDA)
Democratic Governance Assessment (US)
Sector governance et DEVCO Concept Note (EC)
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Political system/government Rule making and executive actors at different levels
Non-state actors Citizens, voters, consumers, user groups economic agents, elites, media…
Checks and balances organisations Supervise sector organisations or handle complaints (auditors, judiciary, ombudsmen,…)
Frontline service providers Public and private providers delivering services
Core public agencies Sector ministries, agencies with regulatory
or supporting roles, …
Context
Donors, international organisations Influence on sector governance and accountability relations Governance
Accountability
Tools for analysing governance in sectors
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DEVCO CONCEPT NOTE ON PEA
History (structural elements)
HERE and NOW (political competition)
INSTITUTIONS (the formal and informal
rules of the game) 15
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EXPERIENCES
PEA Zambia PEA Mozambique PEA Cameroon/public expenditures PEA Senegal PEA planned in Guinea Conakry and Laos
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3. Preliminary conclusions and implications for donors
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How can PEA be useful?
Identify actors, pathways of change, alliances and coalitions
Translate analysis into politically savvy strategies and support programmes,
Assess risks of achieving results (or not), particularly policy outcomes
Efficient dialogue with different actors, especially the government “compelling narrative”
Aid effectiveness Development effectiveness
BUT ARE WE READY/ABLE TO USE PEA ???