Gordon Peake The book’s subtitle ‘The Invisible Labor of International Development’ has a dual meaning. It both reflects that this class of workers is rarely seen and also that much of their work is itself unnoticed and underappreciated. Donor officials are prominent in the performative ‘front-stage’ of aid, cutting ribbons at school openings, launching corporate… Continue reading Book Review: Aid’s implementariat: national and invisible
Tag: Development Policy
A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
Pippa Gallop The European Commission on Tuesday published its 2020 enlargement package and an Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans. This was followed on Wednesday by a Green Agenda for the Western Balkans, expected to be endorsed by the countries’ leaders at a summit in Sofia in November. We take a look at… Continue reading A Green Agenda for the Western Balkans: Where are the teeth?
UK strips aid ministry of independence
Fiona Broom The world’s second-biggest global donor among developed countries has announced it will strip its aid ministry of independence by merging it with the country’s foreign office, leaving a question mark over billions of pounds in British funding for aid and research programmes. The United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary will now make decisions on aid… Continue reading UK strips aid ministry of independence
Whither aid? Perspectives from developing countries
Jonathan Pickering, Robin Davies and Annalisa Prizzon A new special issue of the journal Development Policy Review gathers ‘consumer’ perspectives on international development assistance—where the consumers in this case are mainly senior officials within developing country governments. Development co-operation has changed rapidly in recent years. Developing countries have entered an ‘age of choice’ for development finance in which they have access,… Continue reading Whither aid? Perspectives from developing countries