October 2015
A research report submitted to the Faculty of Management, University of the
Witwatersrand, in 25% fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Masters in
Management (in the field of Public and Development Management) / Over the last forty to fifty years the industry that supports international development
cooperation, has become more complex in its pursuit of multifaceted development
objectives. Studies suggest that history, politics and a power differential between aid
recipients and the foreign aid workforce undermine the development policy process
locally. This study explores local engagement on development policy in Malawi,
between public officials/aid recipients and donor-agency practitioners/foreign aid
workforce; and the role of the 2008 Paris Declaration (PD) on Aid Effectiveness in
this engagement. The two significant findings are that, while there are some adverse
effects of history, politics and power in engagement on development policy, there is
also evidence of replicable outcomes that can bolster the policy process. Secondly,
the democracy model in practice in Malawi is struggling to deliver development
policy dividends. The study concludes that both the state and donor agencies
working in Malawi should mutually leverage global commitments, domestically, and
use them to negotiate an increase in development aid committed to improving the
development processes, for greater national ownership. The study specifically
recommends the adoption of deliberative democratic development processes. This
nuanced approach may improve Malawi’s ability to yield development policy
dividends
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/20849 |
| Date | 10 August 2016 |
| Creators | Chisala, Thokozile Thabu Lwanda |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
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