Institutional sustainability: at what price? UNDP and the new cost-sharing model in Brazil

Galvani, F. and Morse, S. (2004) Institutional sustainability: at what price? UNDP and the new cost-sharing model in Brazil. Development in Practice, 14 (3). pp. 311-327. ISSN 1364-9213 doi: 10.1080/0961452042000191178

Abstract/Summary

By the turn of the twenty-first century, UNDP had embraced a new form of funding based on ‘cost-sharing’, with this source accounting for 51 per cent of the organisation’s total expenditure worldwide in 2000. Unlike the traditional donor - recipient relationship so common with development projects, the new cost-sharing modality has created a situation whereby UNDP local offices become ‘subcontractors’ and agencies of the recipient countries become ‘clients’. This paper explores this transition in the context of Brazil, focusing on how the new modality may have compromised UNDP’s ability to promote Sustainable Human Development, as established in its mandate. The great enthusiasm for this modality within the UN system and its potential application to other developing countries increase the importance of a systematic assessment of its impact and developmental consequences.

Additional Information
Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/3541
Item Type	Article
Divisions	Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Department of Geography and Environmental Science Science > School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science > Human Environments
Additional Information
Download/View statistics	View download statistics for this item