Regional Service Delivery Among Small Island Developing States of the Pacific: An Assessment

Dornan, Matthew; Cain, Tess Newton

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“…Aid has received considerable attention in the region given its economic importance and impact on service delivery. The influence of aid across a number of areas has been explored, including its role in supporting regionalism (Asian Development Bank and Commonwealth Secretariat ; Chand ; Dornan & Newton Cain ), infrastructure development (World Bank ; Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility ) and poverty reduction (Abbott & Pollard ). Development assistance from emerging donors in the region has also been the subject of study, with a number of authors pointing to the public policy ramifications of such assistance (Wesley‐Smith & Porter ; Wesley‐Smith ; Dornan & Brant ).…”

Section: Literature On Aid In the Pacificmentioning

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Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dornan

Pryke

2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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The Pacific islands is one of the most aiddependent regions in the world. This article examines developments in the delivery of foreign aid to the region since the year 2000, a period in which there has been considerable change in both the amount and way in which aid is delivered internationally. Although Pacific island countries have seen a scale-up in development assistance, it has been modest relative to that enjoyed by other developing countries. Improvement has been mixed in areas identified as a concern by the aid effectiveness agenda, with high levels of volatility and lack of predictability particularly problematic.

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Section: Literature On Aid In the Pacificmentioning

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Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dornan

Pryke

2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…Foreign aid is also given for different reasons for example economic development (Lewis, 1955), regionalism (Dornan and Newton Cain, 2014), poverty reduction (Collier and Dollar, 2002), or for political and strategic goals (Alesina and Dollar, 2000). With the European Recovery Program acting as the prototype for the modern iteration of foreign aid (Dornan and Pryke, 2017), its design still has familiar components, features, and composition currently existing.…”

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Siutakahe'ahoafā: Navigating the Kingdom of Tonga's national development priorities under international aid.

Taumoefolau¹

2021

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The title of this thesis - Siutaka he ‘aho afā – is interpreted as ‘Day storm voyager’. This title encapsulates the journeys undertaken by the Kingdom of Tonga as it navigates the ocean of international development and the frequent challenges or ‘storms’ it encounters. This research seeks to understand better how Tonga articulates and pursues its national development priorities in the context of international aid. It focuses in particular on Country Programmable Aid to Tonga from Australia and New Zealand in the years 2013-17 and how the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness Principles are applied to Tonga. The main research question addressed is: ‘To what extent are the national development priorities of Tonga shaped or supported by international aid?’ The research is qualitative in approach and is composed of two sources of data: from in-depth interviews with a range of both Tongan and donor officials; and analysis of key aid and development documents. It examines the political and administrative context of Tonga, highlighting the political environment, changing leadership and the direction set by its strategic goals for development. It then looks in detail at the aid activities of, respectively, Australia and New Zealand, and analyses their various priorities and ways of operating. The research uses the five Paris Declaration principles for aid effectiveness as a framework to analyse the way aid relationships and interactions occurred in Tonga over the period. There was generally high-level support for the Paris principles and these supported the idea that the Government of Tonga should ‘own’ its development, by drafting and implementing its development priorities and strategies. This was supported by agreement to abide by the principles of alignment with Tongan systems and Harmonisation amongst donors as well as pursuing practices which enhanced results-based management and accountability. However, in the details of daily interactions and practices, we also saw how these high-level agreements were often diluted or confused. Although Tonga had its own set of priorities, donors continued to choose which of these they would fund, according to their own strategic goals and concerns. Furthermore, given significant issues of capacity to operate effectively in the aid environment, with much onus on Tongan officials and agencies to provide data, report on progress, consult with the public and engage closely with donors, we saw how Tonga often struggled to exert strong and consistent leadership and control of aid-supported development. In drawing broader conclusions, the Paris Declaration is found to be a step in the right direction for improving the effectiveness of foreign aid to Tonga. However, what determines the likelihood of effectiveness is multifaceted, and dependent on will, need, and, perhaps most importantly, on Tonga’s leadership. It is found that the most fundamental factor for Tonga – both a unique challenge and a strength - is the enduring resilience of our culture together with our leadership code.

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Access to electricity in Small Island Developing States of the Pacific: Issues and challenges

Dornan¹

2014

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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Regional Service Delivery Among Small Island Developing States of the Pacific: An Assessment

Cited by 5 publications

References 15 publications

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Siutakahe'ahoafā: Navigating the Kingdom of Tonga's national development priorities under international aid.

Access to electricity in Small Island Developing States of the Pacific: Issues and challenges

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