Aid, Politics and Development: A Donor Perspective

Author: Armon, Jeremy

Source: Development Policy Review, Volume 25, Number 5, September 2007 , pp. 653-656(4)

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Abstract:

Political governance and state effectiveness are enjoying something of a resurgence in aid-policy debates. While adherence to the principles of the Paris Declaration may be necessary for developmental progress, there is a growing recognition that politics is the ultimate determinant of developmental outcomes. This article argues that a political governance sensibility harnessed to the Paris principles may be the best and only hope for developmental progress in the twenty-first century. But it has challenging implications - not least for development professionals and agencies, who will find themselves requiring new and unfamiliar skills.

Document Type: Original article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7679.2007.00390.x

Affiliations: 1: Currently with the Effective States Team in the Policy and Research Division of the UK Department for International Development (DFID), which funded this theme issue and the seminar series on which it is based. From September 2007, he will be DFI

Publication date: 2007-09-01