COORDINATION OF OFFICIAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
Date
2011-04-19
Authors
Morule, Lerumo Cedric Cyphus
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Abstract
The National Policy Framework and Guidelines for ODA Management
prescribes that Official Development Assistance (ODA) in South Africa is
decentralized. The three spheres (national, province and local) of government,
described in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996) as “distinct”,
“interdependent” and “interrelated”, with emphasis on cooperative governance,
may each solicit ODA. The ODA guidelines and practice in the Department of
Provincial and Local Government (dplg) have exposed a gap in effective
mechanisms for coordination of ODA in the three spheres.
The purpose of the exploratory research described in this research report was
to determine from practice, policy and legislative perspectives what the
successes or failures of the coordination of ODA were. The dplg was used as a
case study, with convenient data gathering from other sector departments’ ODA
coordinators also taking place.
The main finding of the study is that, despite the presence of the policy and
legislative environment governing ODA, ODA coordination remains poor in the
three spheres. A model for possible adaptation was recommended to improve
coordination
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MM - P&DM
Keywords
Official Development Assistance, Co-operative governance, Decentralised governance