Evaluating the effectiveness of North-South-South Cooperation for the delivery of the 2030 Agenda: conceptualization, frameworks, and opportunities for improvement

BA Linh HOANG, BA (Hons)

Master's thesis

Overview of development cooperation effectiveness evaluation

Anotácia:

The paradigm shift from aid to development effectiveness aligns with the recent changes in the aid architecture in face of the emergence of new providers in the Global South. That, combined with a universal umbrella framework under the 2030 Agenda, has opened a space for the North-South-South Cooperation to complement and improve other development cooperation modalities. The lack of academic and institutional efforts to generate internationally agreed principles and framework to evaluate trilateral development cooperation has been underlined by political and technical limitations primarily from the donor/provider's side. This paper leverages on literature review and analysis to explore the potentials of trilateral development cooperation in utilizing its comparative advantages for strengthening development cooperation and improving development effectiveness. Through comparing different evaluation principles and frameworks in traditional bilateral development cooperation, this paper suggests an inclusive evaluation framework for measuring the effectiveness of trilateral development cooperation, and provides recommendations on the integration a set of characteristics representing both Northern and the Southern development partners and activities.

Abstract:

The paradigm shift from aid to development effectiveness aligns with the recent changes in the aid architecture in face of the emergence of new providers in the Global South. That, combined with a universal umbrella framework under the 2030 Agenda, has opened a space for the North-South-South Cooperation to complement and improve other development cooperation modalities. The lack of academic and institutional efforts to generate internationally agreed principles and framework to evaluate trilateral development cooperation has been underlined by political and technical limitations primarily from the donor/provider's side. This paper leverages on literature review and analysis to explore the potentials of trilateral development cooperation in utilizing its comparative advantages for strengthening development cooperation and improving development effectiveness. Through comparing different evaluation principles and frameworks in traditional bilateral development cooperation, this paper suggests an inclusive evaluation framework for measuring the effectiveness of trilateral development cooperation, and provides recommendations on the integration a set of characteristics representing both Northern and the Southern development partners and activities.

Kľúčové slová

development effectiveness, evaluation frameworks, GPEDC, ODA, SDGs, trilateral cooperation

Jazyk práce: Czech

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 5. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedúci: prof. Marinella Leone

Palacký University Olomouc

Faculty of Science

Master programme / odbor:
Development Studies and Foresight / Development Studies and Foresight - specialization in Global Development Policy