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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Why Bureaucratic Stability Matters for the Implementation of Democratic Governance Programs
Contributor:
Cornell, Agnes
imprint:
Wiley, 2014
Published in:Governance
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/gove.12037
ISSN:
0952-1895;
1468-0491
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:p>The theoretical framework developed in this article suggests that high turnover rates in the public administrations of aid‐recipient countries present a challenge to the implementation of democratic governance (<jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">DG</jats:styled-content>) aid. If high turnover rates are due to individuals' search for better opportunities, it will affect the implementation primarily through lack of experience and shorter time horizons among civil servants. However, if high turnover rates are due to political appointment of personnel, there is an additional negative factor that will affect the implementation: the reluctance to engage in old projects. Hence, high turnover rates affect the implementation of <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">DG</jats:styled-content> programs negatively, especially if caused by political appointment. These mechanisms are shown to be at work in interviews with donors and recipients of a broad range of <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">DG</jats:styled-content> programs in <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">P</jats:styled-content>eru and <jats:styled-content style="fixed-case">B</jats:styled-content>olivia.</jats:p>