학술논문
What does the evidence tell us about 'thinking and working politically' in development assistance?
Document Type
redif-paper
Source
World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), WIDER Working Paper Series.
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
This paper critically reviews evidence on 'thinking and working politically' in development. Scholars and practitioners have increasingly recognised that development is fundamentally political, and efforts are underway to develop more politically informed ways of thinking and working. The literature does not yet constitute a strong evidence base to link these efforts to more effective aid programming: much evidence is anecdotal, does not meet high standards of robustness, is not comparative, and draws on self-selected successes reported by programme insiders.