Stakeholder incentives and aid effectiveness: A case study in the health district of Kayes in Mali

[en] This case study analyses how far donors implement aid effectiveness principles at health district level in Mali, and why. It shows that not all aid effectiveness principles are implemented at a similar degree. Most projects have limited impact on health services, but many programmes supported by donors offer positive opportunities for health system strengthening. The representations of different categories of stakeholders diverge – notably, regarding the role of different actors in service provision. A number of consistent strategic logics influence actors’ behaviour. We show that while many donors have committed at global level to respect aid effectiveness principles, implementation lags behind.

Disciplines :

Public health, health care sciences & services
Sociology & social sciences
Business & economic sciences: Multidisciplinary, general & others

Author, co-author :

Devahive, Eva

Paul, Elisabeth ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la santé publique > Département des sciences de la santé publique

Samaké, Salif

Berthe Issa

Yattara, Moussa

Poncelet, Marc ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Institut des sciences humaines et sociales > Sociologie du développement

Language :

English

Title :

Stakeholder incentives and aid effectiveness: A case study in the health district of Kayes in Mali

Publication date :

March 2015

Journal title :

Journal of Development Studies

ISSN :

0022-0388

Publisher :

Routledge

Peer reviewed :

Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Additional URL :

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00220388.2014.976619#.VPWu0sI5DIU

Name of the research project :

GRAP-PA Santé

Funders :

CUD - Commission Universitaire pour le Développement [BE]
Fondation Alice Seghers

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