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1. Scope, Design and Framework

Author : Artan Karini

Published in: International Aid, Administrative Reform and the Politics of EU Accession

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Abstract

This book looks at the nexus of two conventionally distinct areas of study, ‘international aid’ and ‘administrative capacity building’ in Albania, a middle-income country located in Southeast Europe (SEE) and an official ‘EU candidate’ since June 2014. In this chapter, a general background to the research study, motivated by both a gap in the literature in terms of the interaction between aid policy and administrative capacity, key theoretical constructs applied, design considerations and observations from my professional experiences as a development practitioner in post-communist Albania are provided.

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The Accra Agenda for Action (2008) contains 16 passages on capacity development, which can be grouped into six operational themes: Technical cooperation; Fragile situations; National, sector, and thematic strategies; Country systems; Civil society and private sector; and Enabling environment (OECD 2008).

See http://www.oecd.org/dac/dacmembersdatesofmembershipandwebsites.htm#Austria for a full list of DAC members.

An organizational chart explaining the reporting relationships among these key government organizations involved in the research project is presented in Fig. 1.3.

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Title: Scope, Design and Framework
Author: Artan Karini
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: International Aid, Administrative Reform and the Politics of EU Accession
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-97833-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-97834-5

Copyright Year: 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97834-5_1