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Title: | The establishment of the South African Development Partnership Agency: Institutional complexities and political exigencies |
Author: | Besharati, Neissan Alessandro |
Year: | 2013 |
Periodical: | South African Journal of International Affairs |
Volume: | 20 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pages: | 357-377 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | South Africa |
Subjects: | aid agencies development cooperation |
External link: | https://doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2013.841813 |
Abstract: | Since 2007 there has been discussion to formalize, rationalize, coordinate and provide structure to South Africa's development cooperation through the establishment of a centralized South African Development Partnership Agency (SADPA). Progress in rolling out the new institution, however, has been extremely slow, owing to the political and technical complexities of South Africa's institutional environment. This paper elaborates on the rationale and driving forces which have led to the establishment of SADPA and the steps which have been taken to gradually operationalize the new agency and the partnership fund dedicated to providing development support on the continent. As plans move forward, will SADPA be expected to manage all of South Africa's development cooperation - bilateral, multilateral, regional, trilateral - as well as concessional loans, humanitarian aid and development financing, public and private? Clarity of roles and coordination is critical. The paper examines the different mechanisms for the financing, implementation and oversight that need to be in place to take forward Pretoria's development cooperation, and the challenges of leadership, coordination, accountability and information management that face the new agency. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] |