Do no harm
Subtitle: international support for statebuilding
Series: Conflict and fragility
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9789264077386
Subjects: Países en desarrollo; Political development; Nation-building
Other titles: Ne pa nuire : un principe fondamental de l'appui international au renforcement de l'État.
Description: Despite the best of intentions, donors can inadvertently undermine statebuilding processes. When the resources they deliver or the reforms they advocate weaken rather than strengthen the state's decision- and policy-making functions, their efforts can do more harm than good. Donors can also do harm by creating a brain drain away from state organizations - for instance, by hiring the most qualified civil servants. When aid is delivered in a way that actually acts as a disincentive to states to consolidate their own revenue base, this can slow the development of the state's own capacity. How can donors ensure they do no harm? How can they be sure they intervene constructively in fragile situations? This publication provides practical guidance based on the results of research undertaken on behalf of the OECD DAC International Network on Conflict and Fragility (INCAF). The book is based on comparative case studies of six countries (Afghanistan, Bolivia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nepal, Rwanda and Sierra Leone) and a comprehensive literature review. It addresses how the interventions of OECD countries may risk undermining positive statebuilding processes, and makes recommendations as to how this may be avoided in the future.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Also available in French: Ne pa nuire : un principe fondamental de l'appui international au renforcement de l'État.

Includes bibliographical references.

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: introduction; title: Donor impact on statebuilding : the macro perspective; title: Trade-offs in aid-delivery mechanisms and their impact on policy processes; title: Functions of the state; title: Conclusions and recommendations.