Country Ownership

More from the Series

Jan

12

2017

HYBRID
Washington, DC
4:00—5:30 PM

Implementing Ownership at USAID and MCC: A US Agency-Level Perspective

January 04, 2017
Please join us to hear policymakers from inside and outside the US government discuss their experience applying the principle of country ownership, reflecting on its importance as well as its challenges and trade-offs. Forthcoming research from CGD’s US Development Policy Initiative will revie...
Blog Post

Development and the New Politics – Nancy Birdsall’s Final Podcast as CGD President

December 13, 2016
“We are going to have global markets still operating,” says Nancy Birdsall confidently, but “the big issue is, will we have a good global politics operating?" And that is indeed the question, as turbulent 2016 draws to a close and 2017 rolls into view. It’s one that will...
Blog Post

A New Look at US Government Approaches to Country Ownership

December 13, 2016
Over the past decade, the US government has repeatedly committed to incorporate greater country ownership into the way it designs and delivers aid programs. Though a range of factors—including strong domestic pressures—influence foreign assistance, US aid agencies have taken concrete ste...
CHARTS AND GRAPHICS

Host Country Perceived Utility and Usage of Practices

December 12, 2016
A new policy paper, The Use and Utility of US Government Approaches to Country Ownership: New Insights from Partner Countries (with AidData co-authors Bradley Parks and Takaaki Masaki), draws upon survey data from government officials and donor staff in 126 developing countries to explore partner co...