Coping with participation in small island states: the case of aid in Tuvalu

Author(s)
Wrighton, Nicki
Overton, John
Publication date
2012-04-01
Subject
Aid
Keywords
Aid effectiveness
Participation

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/270068
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2012.640983
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
The aid effectiveness agenda has placed much emphasis on issues of recipient ownership, alignment, and donor harmonisation. It has affected the policies and practices of many donor agencies and promoted a drive to consult widely with partners in governments and civil society and encourage their active involvement in aid-funded development activities. Yet, when we look closely at small island states – in this case Tuvalu – we can see how this participation and consultation is placing considerable burdens on such agents and institutions to the point where their effectiveness and even their putative ownership is compromised.
Pages
11
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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