SWAp dynamics in a decentralized context: experiences from Uganda
(2002) In Social Science and Medicine 55(11). p.2053-2060- Abstract
- This paper examines the role of the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda in the process of developing a Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) within the health sector. Power dynamics are integral to any understanding of development assistance, and SWAps bring with them new opportunities for the deployment of influence. The SWAp process has changed the interaction between the donors and the Government, and the perspective of this interaction has shifted from various technical areas to the entire health sector. It is argued that although the decentralization of the public sector has transferred considerable responsibilities and duties from the central level to the districts, significant power, defined as a social construct, has been generated by the MoH... (More)
- This paper examines the role of the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Uganda in the process of developing a Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) within the health sector. Power dynamics are integral to any understanding of development assistance, and SWAps bring with them new opportunities for the deployment of influence. The SWAp process has changed the interaction between the donors and the Government, and the perspective of this interaction has shifted from various technical areas to the entire health sector. It is argued that although the decentralization of the public sector has transferred considerable responsibilities and duties from the central level to the districts, significant power, defined as a social construct, has been generated by the MoH in the very process of developing SWAps. The MoH has been able to exercise significant influence on defining the content and boundaries of the SWAp process, as well as the direction it is taking. This development has largely followed blueprints drawn by donors. Through the institutional framework associated with SWAps, the MoH has redefined the interaction between the central level and the districts as well as between the MoH and the donors. While the SWAp process is now moving from the planning to the implementation phase in Uganda, we see a number of new, changing, ambiguous and contradictory strategies emerging. (Less)
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- 2053 - 2060
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- 1873-5347
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- 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00345-8
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