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Implementing legislative strengthening programmes: Who is in control?

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  • David E. Guinn
  • Jeffrey D. Straussman

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Over the last few decades, international development (also known as Official Development Assistance (ODA)) has been under attack for its lack of effectiveness. Critiques reflect two conceptual challenges, the nature of expert knowledge and the centrality of local ownership of development initiatives, bounded by the practical constraint of how politically controlled resources from bilateral and international donors will be used. This article examines five implementation strategies, including their strengths and weaknesses, keyed to the level of control asserted by the donor agency. We illustrate our argument through a review of legislative strengthening projects, most of which were funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DFID) in the case of one of the models.

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  • David E. Guinn & Jeffrey D. Straussman, 2019. "Implementing legislative strengthening programmes: Who is in control?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 37(5), pages 621-637, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:devpol:v:37:y:2019:i:5:p:621-637
    DOI: 10.1111/dpr.12367
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