Stakeholders’ relations and power dynamics in development cooperation: lessons learnt from Egypt

Abdelhalim Khaled

Development in Practice, 2018, vol. 28, issue 6, 785-798

Abstract: One of the key factors why international development cooperation programmes do not achieve sustainable results is their failure to respond to the dynamics of local stakeholders’ relations. This article highlights the case of a fruit and vegetable market in an informal area of Greater Cairo that was redeveloped by a programme supported by German International Cooperation. Although the market was developed using participatory methods, the vendors deserted it. Analysis reveals the conflicting interests of vendors and the district administration were reflected in divergent models of market operation. The paper recommends that development cooperation recognise the legitimacy of existing power structures and stakeholders’ relations.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2018.1477924

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