scholarly journals International development cooperation as one of the triggers for the process of public policy transfer

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-26
Author(s):  
Cecilia Osorio-Gonnet ◽  
Maria Clara Oliveira ◽  
José Miguel Vergara
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
Bolsa Familia ◽  
The One ◽  
International Development Cooperation

On the one hand, transfer is a process by which governments intentionally use ideas about how policies in other countries work to design or redesign their own public policies (Dussauge, 2012). On the other hand, cooperation is a process that recognizes the existence of an interdependence between states and the international arena. This article aims to discuss and clarify the relation between international cooperation and policy transfer. Drawing on the analysis of development cooperation in Brazil and Chile, we discuss how technical cooperation agreements between these countries and third parties, encourage the transfer of public policies, in particular of those considered as models in the area of social policy, namely Bolsa Família and Chile Solidario. This article demonstrates that international development cooperation facilitates the existence of processes that allow for the transfer of specific components of social policies to other context. The analysis is based on a literature review and on information gathered through interviews conducted with relevant actors.

scholarly journals Cooperation on food security with Africa as an instrument of Brazil’s Foreign Policy (2003-2010)/Cooperação em segurança alimentar com a África como um instrumento de política externa brasileira (2003-2010)

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 558-581
Author(s):  
Felipe Leal Ribeiro de Albuquerque
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Food Security ◽  
International Development ◽  
Public Policies ◽  
World Order ◽  
Political Support ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
South American ◽  
Emerging Powers ◽  
International Development Cooperation

In a context of growing interdependence, diversified possibilities for emerging powers to act and more commonly perceived transcendence of domestic subjects to the international arena, Brazil is a singular player: it is facing relevant internal transformations that allow the development of policies for mitigating historic inequalities, such as the ones to fight hunger and poverty; and aims at assuming greater responsibilities in an international arena characterized by growing multipolarity. Brazil’s diplomatic corps tries to show the country as a necessary interlocutor and negotiator for the establishment of a more just and democratic world order. In this sense, many public policies associated with the agendas comprised by the concept of food security are instrumentalized by the policymakers as a means to assemble legitimacy, political support and economic opportunities for the South American powerhouse. These dynamics are clearly observed in the relations between Brazil and its African partners, which will be the focus of this paper.Keywords: Brazilian foreign policy; International development cooperation; Brazil-Africa relations; Lula da Silva’s government; food security.   Resumo: Em contexto de crescente interdependência, diversificadas possibilidades da atuação para potências emergentes e transcendência mais perceptível de questões domésticas para a arena internacional, o Brasil é ator singular: passa por transformações internas relevantes que permitem o desenvolvimento de políticas como as de combate à fome e à pobreza, voltadas para a mitigação de desigualdades históricas; e busca assumir maiores responsabilidades em arena internacional caracterizada por crescente multipolaridade. O corpo diplomático brasileiro busca mostrar o país como um interlocutor e negociador necessário para o estabelecimento de ordem global mais justa e democrática. Nesse sentido, variadas políticas públicas associadas com as agendas envolvidas pelo conceito de segurança alimentar são instrumentalizadas pelos formuladores de política externa como um meio de assegurar legitimidade, apoios políticos e oportunidades econômicas para o país sul-americano. Tais dinâmicas são claramente observadas nas relações entre o Brasil e seus parceiros africanos, assunto que será o tema desse artigo.Palavras-chave: Política externa brasileira; Cooperação internacional para o desenvolvimento; Relações Brasil-África; Governo Lula da Silva; Segurança alimentar.  DOI: 10.20424/2237-7743/bjir.v4n3p558-581

Verantwortung und Engagement von Unternehmen in der Internationalen Zusammenarbeit

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
The World ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Marketing Tool ◽  
The One

Great importance is attached to cooperation with the private sector at many levels of international development policy. In terms of official development cooperation in Germany too, companies are considered important partners for achieving global development goals. Civil society activists evaluate cooperation with private companies differently: on the one hand, they see the opportunity to mobilise additional potential; on the other hand, it is feared that companies may only use their involvement as a marketing tool to improve their image. German companies are also required to act responsibly along the entire value chain all over the world. With contributions by Jette Altmann (GIZ), Lucia De Carlo (BMZ), Prof. Dr. Dr. Ulrich Hemel (Bund Katholischer Unternehmer), Annette Jensen (Journalistin), Oliver Krafka (Martin Bauer Group), Tanja Reith (SAP), Prof. Dr. Hartmut Sangmeister (Universität Heidelberg), Dr. Christian Scheper (Institut für Entwicklung und Frieden/INEF), Martin Schüller (Fairtrade Deutschland), Dr. Bernd Villhauer (Weltethos-Institut an der Universität Tübingen) and Dr. Heike Wagner (Akademie der Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart).

International cooperation and the inclusion of persons with disabilities: the Italian system

Modern Italy ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-223
Author(s):  
Francesca Ortali ◽  
Giampiero Griffo ◽  
Simonetta Capobianco
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Community Based Rehabilitation ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
International Development Cooperation

Two key themes emerging from recent studies on disability are the shift in the conception of persons with disabilities, expressed in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), from objects to subjects of policies concerning them and the recognition of the close interconnections between disability and poverty. Both themes have clear implications for international development cooperation. It is essential that the high number of persons with disabilities in developing countries is recognised and that the programmes implemented by non-governmental organisations (NGOs), including those in emergencies and disasters, are made fully inclusive of them. Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes are important in achieving inclusiveness and fulfilling the rights of persons with disabilities. Italian NGOs such as AIFO (Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau) have played an important role in helping launch CBR, most notably in Mongolia. Two sets of research data published in 2008 have measured the impact of Italian action on disability in international development cooperation. The reports on the one hand reveal inadequate levels of funding in general, and funding by banks and private companies in particular, and insufficient involvement of disabled persons' organisations, but on the other suggest that Italy's domestic experience of advanced disability legislation can be productively applied in international contexts to include and empower persons with disabilities.

scholarly journals East Asian Technical Cooperation Initiatives in Central America: A Comparative Analysis of Japan and South Korea in Guatemala

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-124
Author(s):  
Diana Astrid Stelzer
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Central America ◽  
Think Tanks ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Technical Cooperation ◽  
Simulation Approach ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Emerging Donors ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
International Development Cooperation

Abstract This article describes the similarities and differences of Japanese and South Korean technical cooperation approaches in Guatemala. The literature review illustrates the transition from an initially donor-centric results chain approach towards one that is increasingly recipient-balanced due to new cooperation principles such as horizontality and demand-drivenness. Such approaches are mainly fostered by the rise of new emerging donors on the international development cooperation horizon, such as the advocates of South-South Development Cooperation (SSDC). An analysis based on a framework by the Network of Southern Think Tanks (NeST) concludes that Japanese and Korean technical cooperation approaches are markedly similar, most notably in regard to officially proclaimed technical cooperation standards and commitments. Differences result from the degree of related implementation: Japan achieves higher results based on relative deficiencies in reporting by Korea as well as comparatively shorter bilateral Korean-Guatemalan relations. Similarities are fostered by analogous institutional and project related structures, stemming from an argued learning and simulation approach by Korea from the long-standing experiences of Japan. Lastly, it is argued that the growing assimilation of the traditional and the SSDC concept, as well as the increasing engagement of both countries in triangular cooperation contribute to the identified similarities.

scholarly journals Innovation system formation in international development cooperation: The role of intermediaries in urban sanitation

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 333-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mara J van Welie ◽  
Wouter P C Boon ◽  
Bernhard Truffer
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Development Cooperation ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Global Innovation ◽  
Service Sectors ◽  
Intermediary Role ◽  
International Development Cooperation

Abstract The transformation of urban basic service sectors towards more sustainability is one of the ‘grand challenges’ for public policy, globally. A particular urgent problem is the provision of sanitation in cities in low-income countries. The globally dominant centralised sewerage approach has proven incapable to reach many of the urban poor. Recently, an increasing number of actors in international development cooperation has started to develop alternative safely managed non-grid approaches. We approach their efforts as an emerging ‘global innovation system’ and investigate how its development can be supported by systemic intermediaries. We analyse the activities of the ‘Sustainable Sanitation Alliance’, an international network that coordinates activities in the sanitation sector and thereby supports this innovation system. The findings show how demand ing it is to fulfil an intermediary role in a global innovation system, because of the need to consider system processes at different scales, in each phase of system building.

scholarly journals Analysing and Comparing Warrantless Tax Inspections and Searches

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 1-33
Author(s):  
Fareed Moosa
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
South African ◽  
Information Gathering ◽  
Third Parties ◽  
The Other ◽  
Tax Administration ◽  
Practical Operation ◽  
Effective Administration ◽  
The One ◽  
Relevant Material

Sections 45 and 63 of the Tax Administration Act 28 of 2011 (TAA) confer drastic information gathering powers on officials of the South African Revenue Service (SARS). On the one hand, section 45 permits warrantless routine (non-targeted) and non-routine (targeted) inspections by a SARS official in respect of records, books of accounts and documents found at premises where a taxpayer is reasonably believed to be conducting a trade or enterprise. The purpose of such inspection is to determine whether there has been compliance with specific obligations by the taxpayer. Section 63, on the other hand, permits, on the grounds of urgency and expediency in exceptional circumstances only, warrantless non-routine (targeted) searches by a senior SARS official of a taxpayer and of third parties associated with a taxpayer, as well as searches of a taxpayer's premises and those of third parties. In addition, section 63 permits the seizure of relevant material found at premises searched. All searches and seizures must occur for the purposes of the efficient and effective administration of tax Acts generally. A comparative analysis of sections 45 and 63 of the TAA reveals the existence of key differences in the substance and practical operation of their provisions. This article distils these differences through an in-depth discussion of the nature and extent of the powers of inspection and search conferred by these provisions, as well as by conceptualising the terms “inspection” and “search” for the purposes of sections 45 and 63 respectively.    

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