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Foreign Aid Reduction and Local Civil Society: Recent Research and Policy Guidance for Donors and International NGOs

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  • Pallas Christopher L.

    (School of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University College of Humanities and Social Sciences, MD 1603, 1000 Chastain Rd, Kennesaw, Georgia30144, USA)

  • Sidel Mark

    (School of Law, University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA)

Abstract

The impact of foreign aid reduction on local civil society organizations has gained a growing amount of scholarly attention over the past several years. However, most research has focused on the experiences of local CSOs and their adaptations to reduced donor support. In this piece, we review the extant literature to offer a comprehensive perspective on the role of donors in the aid reduction process. We highlight the ways that donor planning and management of aid reduction can enhance or undermine civil society sustainability and offer six prompts for donors, designed to improve the aid reduction process. These include inventorying donors’ original development objectives; leaving behind an appropriate legal framework; facilitating local philanthropy; developing a framework for government support of CSOs; communicating aid reduction plans transparently; and supporting local adaptions to funding withdrawal.

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  • Pallas Christopher L. & Sidel Mark, 2020. "Foreign Aid Reduction and Local Civil Society: Recent Research and Policy Guidance for Donors and International NGOs," Nonprofit Policy Forum, De Gruyter, vol. 11(1), pages 1-8, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:nonpfo:v:11:y:2020:i:1:p:8:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/npf-2019-0045
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    1. Christopher L. Pallas & Lan Nguyen, 2018. "Donor withdrawal and local civil society organizations: An analysis of the HIV/AIDS sector in Vietnam," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 36(1), pages 131-151, January.
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