Incentives, Ownership and Sustainability: A Comparative Study of German and Swedish ODA to Namibia
(2005)Department of Economics
- Abstract
- This report presents a comparative study of German and Swedish ODA to Namibia. The objectives are to outline the ODA policies and practices of the two countries and to analyse the effects the different approaches may have on recipient ownership and sustainability. The case study in Namibia is made of six projects from Sweden and German respectively. The Swedish programme support in the Education sector is also included. The field study is complemented by a policy overview of the two donors. Incentive theory is used to analyse the effects on ownership and sustainability of the two donor approaches. The study shows that the two countries have very similar policies but differ on the implementation level. The four main differences between... (More)
- This report presents a comparative study of German and Swedish ODA to Namibia. The objectives are to outline the ODA policies and practices of the two countries and to analyse the effects the different approaches may have on recipient ownership and sustainability. The case study in Namibia is made of six projects from Sweden and German respectively. The Swedish programme support in the Education sector is also included. The field study is complemented by a policy overview of the two donors. Incentive theory is used to analyse the effects on ownership and sustainability of the two donor approaches. The study shows that the two countries have very similar policies but differ on the implementation level. The four main differences between German and Swedish ODA are their choice of modalities and characteristics, their degree of involvement in implementation and their choice of recipient partners. Recipient ownership is strong in all projects studied but the two approaches affect the level and the degree to which ownership is met. In general, Germany exercises more control over their funds than Sweden does. The biggest problem for achieving sustainable results of ODA in Namibia is the lack of human resources. To solve the problem, this study recommends that the two different approaches are used as complements during parts of the development phases. (Less)
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- author
- Bandstein, Sara and Dietrichson, Jens
- supervisor
- organization
- year
- 2005
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Sweden, ODA, Germany, Namibia, ownership, sustainability, incentive theory, Economics, econometrics, economic theory, economic systems, economic policy, Nationalekonomi, ekonometri, ekonomisk teori, ekonomiska system, ekonomisk politik
- language
- English
- id
- 1644101
- date added to LUP
- 2005-03-30 00:00:00
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- 2010-08-03 14:56:05
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abstract = {{This report presents a comparative study of German and Swedish ODA to Namibia. The objectives are to outline the ODA policies and practices of the two countries and to analyse the effects the different approaches may have on recipient ownership and sustainability. The case study in Namibia is made of six projects from Sweden and German respectively. The Swedish programme support in the Education sector is also included. The field study is complemented by a policy overview of the two donors. Incentive theory is used to analyse the effects on ownership and sustainability of the two donor approaches. The study shows that the two countries have very similar policies but differ on the implementation level. The four main differences between German and Swedish ODA are their choice of modalities and characteristics, their degree of involvement in implementation and their choice of recipient partners. Recipient ownership is strong in all projects studied but the two approaches affect the level and the degree to which ownership is met. In general, Germany exercises more control over their funds than Sweden does. The biggest problem for achieving sustainable results of ODA in Namibia is the lack of human resources. To solve the problem, this study recommends that the two different approaches are used as complements during parts of the development phases.}},
author = {{Bandstein, Sara and Dietrichson, Jens}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Incentives, Ownership and Sustainability: A Comparative Study of German and Swedish ODA to Namibia}},
year = {{2005}},
}