International Aid, Administrative Reform and the Politics of EU Accession

The Case of Albania
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-07413-5
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 161 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 241 g

This book provides a detailed analysis of the dimensions and dynamics of the role of international aid in the reform and capacity development of public service in post-communist Albania. It challenges the technocratic, results-based management frameworks used by aid organizations and reports of official donors operating in the country context, and offers a qualitative and critical assessment of the role of aid in administrative reform and capacity building. Secondly, the book highlights the specificity of the national politico-administrative context and its ability to modify the process of policy transfer from aid organizations to the Albanian bureaucracy. In doing so, it illustrates the domestic challenges in the transfer process towards policy learning and makes a valuable contribution to the debate over the (voluntary vs. coercive) administrative reform in Southeast Europe in relation to the politics of EU accession.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karini, Artan

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziale Ungleichheit, Armut, Rassismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of TablesList of FiguresList of AcronymsAbstractAcknowledgementDedicationChapter 1. SCOPE, DESIGN AND FRAMEWORKChapter 2. ALBANIA: A PRE- AND POST-1990 SNAPSHOTChapter 3. AID-SUPPORTED POLICIES AND PROGRAMSChapter 4. A PARIS DECLARATION ‘SUCCESS STORY’?Chapter 5. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CASE STUDY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY IN ALBANIA: VOLUNTARY OR COERCIVE TRANSFER?Chapter 6. CONCLUSIVE REMARKSReferences

Über Autor(innen)

Artan Karini is Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration at the American University in Cairo, Egypt, and Adjunct Research Professor at EURUS (European, Russian and Eurasian Studies), Carleton University, Canada.