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Aid effectiveness in Mozambique: Which are the effects of aid dependency and how donors and government coordinate to improve the impact of the official development assistance in Mozambique

According to the World Bank, Mozambique is Africa’s single biggest recipient of international development assistance. Although in the mid-90’s, aid has played a crucial role in the reconstruction phase, the outcome in recent years has been ambiguous. The persistence of highs levels of aid dependency and the constraints encountered by the government to develop further productive and institutional capacity suggest a link between aid and governance.

This research investigates the mechanisms through which intense flows of aid lead to negative impacts on governance and reduced incentives to strengthen national institutions.It is argued that as Mozambique became a highly aid-dependent country, the quality of aid has deteriorated as well as relations with donors. The consequences are reflected in a number of fragmentations and institutional gaps both in the central and sectoral levels. Ultimately, these institutional gaps deepen the aid dependency in a multidimensional manner namely politically, financially and structurally.

Contacts

Uliane Assumpta Appolinário
Current Address: Rua Antônio Compagno, 60
14900-000, Itápolis – SP Brazil
Email: uliane.appolinario(at)gmail.com
Tel: + 55 61 8247 0360
Skype: uli_apl

Partner Institutions
a. UNICEF Office – Maputo – Mozambique

Mrs. Leila Pakkala
Country Director – Mozambique
Avenida do Zimbabwe
Caixa Postal 1440
Maputo, Moçambique
lpakkala(at)unicef.org

Mrs. Lisa Kurbiel
Chief of UNICEF's Social Policy, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation Team
Avenida do Zimbabwe
Caixa Postal 1440
Maputo, Moçambique
lkurbiel(at)unicef.org

b. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies – IHEID

Mr. Gilles Carbonnier (Professor and Supervisor)
CP 136 - 1211 Geneva 21 - Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0)22 908 4506
gilles.carbonnier(at)graduateinstitute.ch
http://www.graduateinstitute.ch