CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2008
| Author | Hegedus, Eva |
|---|---|
| Title | Towards "More, Better and Faster": The Case of Austrian and Hungarian Aid |
| Summary | This thesis examines the efficiency of the Austrian and Hungarian international development aid policy along three main aspects of analysis. Gathered around the EU motto “Delivering more, better and faster”, it looks at institutional structure and guidance, the quantity and quality of the aid, and the geographical and sectoral allocation of aid funds. The thesis finds that Austria, despite a number of achievements due to a reform in its development policy, still has a problem with the co-ordination between the activities of its actors and with the elements inflating the genuineness of its aid. Besides, the level of its Official Development Assistance falling short of the country’s economic capacities results in a low visibility of Austria for its partner countries and in the donor community. Hungary is at present in the phase of seeking its structure and donor profile and struggles to ease the tension between its restricted budget and the international expectations. In the future it not only has to increase the volume of its bilateral development assistance but also has to concentrate more its activities on a fewer number of partner countries and sectors in order to ensure a higher degree of efficiency for the aid it provides. |
| Supervisor | Balazs, Peter |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2008/hegedus_eva.pdf |
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