In this commentary NZADDs steering group member Jo Spratt examines recent cuts to New Zealand aid funding for Pacific NGOs and human rights activities. She also discusses potential rationales for the cuts, including change in aid policy and the performance of the organisations whose had their funding cut. She concludes that there appears to be little evidence of a coherent decision making process informing the cuts. Rather, they appear to have been driven by ad hoc Ministerial decisions. You can download this paper here [pdf]. Your feedback is welcome.
New NZADDs Commentary: ‘Paddling in Choppy Waters’
Former head of the Council for International Development, Pat Webster has written an NZADDs Commentary entitled ‘Paddling in Choppy Waters’. The commentary is a response to the NZADDs Working Paper, ‘Paddling on One Side of the Canoe?’
In the paper Pat argues that decisions about NZ aid policy are inherently political and that we need to engage in the politics to improve NZ aid policy. You can download and read the commentary here (pdf).
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