CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2023
| Author | Tereshchenko, Pavel |
|---|---|
| Title | Development Aid Targeting and the Making of Aid Darlings and Orphans: the Case of the Directorate General for International Partnerships |
| Summary | Development aid is not allocated equitably among all developing countries. Those recipient countries that enjoy large development aid flows that exceed their needs are referred to in modern development literature as aid darlings, while the ones who are systemically neglected despite their objective needs for development aid are referred to as orphans. In this regard, the European Union, being one of the largest donors through its’ institutions, has long positioned itself as a normative actor prioritizing recipient’s needs. This research investigates how development aid darlings and orphans emerge, focusing on a case of the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Partnerships (INTPA). This is a mixed methods study, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative methods, which allows for creating a macro picture of INTPA aid flows and using an expert interview to test initial data inferences. The results provide limited support for each of the hypotheses of aid allocation tested, which includes realist, idealist, and institutionalist approaches. |
| Supervisor | Corduneanu-Huci, Cristina |
| Department | School of Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2023/tereshchenko_pavel.pdf |
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