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Is best practice in development still viable? The case of financial management in fragile Afghanistan

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  • David E. Guinn
  • Jeffrey D. Straussman

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The concept of best practice has few friends in international development; however, the wholesale rejection of best practice is incorrect. The article first reviews the critique of best practice by describing its four main features and analyses it through a case study of public financial management (PFM) in Afghanistan country using three donor-funded projects that employ a best practice approach. The PFM projects are evaluated based on the four components of the critique. The article concludes with a modest reassessment of the continued salience of best practice in international development.

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  • David E. Guinn & Jeffrey D. Straussman, 2018. "Is best practice in development still viable? The case of financial management in fragile Afghanistan," Public Management Review, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(11), pages 1722-1739, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpxmxx:v:20:y:2018:i:11:p:1722-1739
    DOI: 10.1080/14719037.2018.1441429
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