'Embedded' Assistance: Finn Church Aid's Secondment in Somalia

Rauli S. Lepistö, Rachel Gisselquist () and Jussi Ojala

No wp-2015-037, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Donors face distinct challenges in operating in fragile states and supporting the building of state capacity. This paper explores one type of assistance - the 'embedding' of highly-skilled staff members within local government agencies - through a unique case study of Finn Church Aid's experience with secondment in Somalia.

Keywords: Economic assistance and foreign aid; Human rights; Local government; War (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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