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{"title":"FDI attraction strategies in Peru’s SEZ: Identifying constraints and optimal industries*","authors":"Keun-Yeob Oh,&nbsp;Jongheuk Kim,&nbsp;Hokyung Bang,&nbsp;Javier Hernando Illescas","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70050","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70050","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Peru has positioned itself as an attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), yet the economic impact of its Special Economic Zones (SEZs) remains significantly underutilized. These zones currently contribute less than 1% of Peru's total exports – a stark contrast to regional counterparts which achieve approximately 40% export contribution. This underperformance reflects a critical gap between policy intentions and actual implementation outcomes, warranting systematic examination of constraining factors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study identifies and critically analyzes the specific constraints that limit the effectiveness of Peru's SEZs in attracting FDI and proposes evidence-based policy solutions. The research addresses three interconnected questions: What institutional, economic, social, and technological barriers impede FDI inflows to Peruvian SEZs? What sectors offer the greatest potential for attracting foreign investment? How can targeted policy reforms enhance SEZ competitiveness and development impact?</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We employed integrated PEST and SWOT analytical frameworks to systemically investigate barriers to FDI attraction. Data collection combined qualitative methods – including structured interviews with government officials, SEZ management authorities, and investment representatives – with quantitative analysis of trade data. Additionally, we developed a Present-Future (P-F) model combining revealed comparative advantage calculations with expert survey assessments to identify optimal target industries.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analysis reveals three critical structural barriers: excessive concentration on low-value-added industries, insufficient infrastructure and trade facilitation, and poorly calibrated incentive frameworks. However, substantial opportunities exist for improvement through strengthened governmental functions and enhanced business environments. Natural resources and food-processing industries emerge as immediate priorities, while higher-value manufacturing sectors offer longer-term diversification potential.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Successful FDI attraction requires shifting from broad incentives toward targeted, performance-based policies. Priority interventions include infrastructure development, human capital upgrading in SEZ reg","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70050","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145581093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Civil society, donor dynamics, and climate justice in Jordan: Navigating aid for inclusive climate action","authors":"Hussam Hussein","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70046","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Civil Sociey Organizations (CSOs) are increasingly recognized as key actors in delivering inclusive climate action in the Global South. This article examines how Jordanian CSOs engage with climate policy through a justice-oriented lens while navigating donor priorities and dependencies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Drawing on 17 semi-structured interviews from the \"SharaKa\" initiative, the study analyses how CSOs frame climate justice, influence national policy, and adapt to the constraints of donor-driven agendas.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>While donors promote inclusive participation, their funding modalities and reporting requirements often depoliticize climate action and limit grassroots influence. Jordanian CSOs, however, display significant agency by reframing donor discourse, building coalitions, and embedding justice concerns into local policy debates. The findings highlight the need for donor practices that recognize CSOs as strategic partners rather than serving contractors and for national climate governance frameworks that institutionalize justice-based approaches.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Donors should adopt flexible funding mechanisms that enable context-specific action; strengthen horizontal partnerships with CSOs; and support participatory policy processes that elevate marginalized voices in climate governance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70046","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145581131","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Grounds for growth? Institutional mechanisms of value chain upgrading in Ethiopia's coffee sector","authors":"Hiwot Abayneh Ayele,&nbsp;Anne Margarian,&nbsp;Daniela Weible","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70047","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Agricultural commodity exports are important to many low-income countries. In recent years, domestic processing of commodities, the so-called “functional upgrading” of global value chains (GVCs), has been put forward as a favoured path to enhance economic development. Little attention has been paid, however, to national policies and institutions that may conflict with the development of specific and competitive domestic value chains.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Adopting a case-study approach that draws on expert interviews and other data sources, we analyse how national institutional conditions affect the development of different Ethiopian coffee value chains from a mechanism perspective. Focusing on mechanisms supports causal reconstruction, and thereby the generalization of results.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our detailed findings confirm and illustrate two main points: value chain development requires functioning markets. And functioning markets require institutions, the optimal design of which depends on the wider institutional, social, and political environment. The upgrading of the value chain requires coordination between multiple stakeholders and is easily undermined by inconsistent policy interventions and institutional structures. In Ethiopia, the goal of earning foreign exchange might be better served by support for value chain upgrading than by a ban on domestic trade in exporting quality coffee beans, which tends to undermine upgrading efforts.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For policy-makers, it is important to develop a coherent strategy for industrial and economic development and to design the institutional landscape accordingly. Taking into account trade-offs between different objectives can mean avoiding overly rigid interventions, such as the ban on export-quality coffee from the domestic market for the sake of achieving one objective. Generally, domestic upgrading of the value chains of abundant commodities is not necessarily the best path to economic development. Specifically, with pronounced economies of scale, the foreign currency generated by commodity exports may better be used to develop other sectors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70047","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145533612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Everyday governance on the Somalia-Kenya border: Flourishing without state support","authors":"Patta Scott-Villiers","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70045","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>How do people living in an insecure borderland beset by civil war and insurgency solve social problems and improve life when they are targeted by counterinsurgency forces, taxed by insurgents, and their villages are too insecure to get state or NGO services? Understanding their everyday governance helps reorient approaches to development in areas in or emerging from war.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The article presents insights from residents of rural areas on either side of the national border between Somalia and Kenya, where protracted and violent conflict has been ongoing for over 30 years. It focuses on practices of everyday governance from a grounded perspective. What do residents' solutions look like? Who do they engage with and how? What norms and connections do they privilege?</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods and approach</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Resident-led reflection began in early 2024 and continued for six months with 50 diverse borderland residents formed into small cross-border groups. Facilitators invited them to reflect on their daily lives using a storytelling method.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>People and their organizations are consistently negotiating security, managing social relations, and forging cross-community collaborations. In these borderlands, where economic, military, and geopolitical interfaces are hardened by military and political frontiers, the role of the individual and their communities in solving governance problems is especially salient.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings challenge some core assumptions of contemporary governance interventions in areas of limited statehood that suggest that state building should begin from the top and concentrate on government. Governments and NGOs should stress-test their proposed and ongoing policies and programmes by asking how well they enhance the three processes that citizens are already working on: negotiations over security, the organization of community relations, and the networks of interconnected problem solving.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70045","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Rethinking “governance through goals”: The implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in Colombia","authors":"Gonzalo A. Vargas,&nbsp;Daniela Borda Morales,&nbsp;Juan Manuel Arias Ortiz","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70044","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70044","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As discussions on the post-2030 development agenda gain momentum, it is urgent to assess the effectiveness of ‘governance through goals,’ and the influence of the Sustainable Development Goals on domestic norms and policies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The 2030 Agenda was conceived as a “plan of action” to steer national policies through an internationally agreed three-layered framework of 17 Goals, underpinned by a battery of targets and indicators. However, international relations scholars have claimed that its adoption merely conveys the shared aspirations of national governments rather than their commitment to domestic implementation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Colombia's pioneering role in the inception of the SDG offered an auspicious setting for its domestic implementation. We first examine the salience of the Goals, its targets, and indicators in national norms and policies from September 2015 to 2023; then we focus specifically on those related to food security and agriculture. The case study is further informed by interviews with officials from the national government and international organizations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We provide further evidence of the gap between the discursive endorsement of the 2030 Agenda and its effective integration into domestic norms and policies. Instead of roadmaps towards sustainable development, the Goals were used to classify national targets, policies, projects, and budget items according to their broad themes. The 2030 Agenda's targets and indicators were rarely cited in domestic norms and policies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The governance of the post-2030 development agenda must be refashioned to be effective. We envision two scenarios: the first involves reinforcing “governance through goals” with stricter, independent accountability mechanisms and participatory follow-up processes. The second involves embracing aspirations and focusing on diversity, innovation, and mutual learning rather than on targets, indicators, and deadlines. While undertaking these processes, countries should abide by their pledges to integrate the 2030 Agenda into their national policies.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70044","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145469678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Publish where you fund! On geospatial transparency of aid","authors":"Zdeněk Opršal","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70043","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70043","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Geospatial aid transparency, entailing the availability and accessibility of data on aid project locations, is a critical yet underexplored dimension of aid effectiveness and accountability. Geospatial aid transparency can improve donor coordination, public oversight, and the targeting of aid.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>I review how subnational geospatial data are accounted for in existing aid transparency indexes; examine the current state of online interactive mapping platforms providing project-level aid information; and discuss challenges in sharing and visualizing spatial data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Platforms providing geospatial information are compared, focusing on experiences from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Malawi, and Moldova.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A diverse range of actors operate geospatial data platforms, including donors, implementing agencies, recipient governments, and independent third parties. Comparative analysis of selected platforms exposes inconsistencies in the number and location of aid activities. While geospatial tools have significant potential, they currently offer only a fragmented and sometimes misleading picture of aid delivery.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>For geospatial transparency to meaningfully enhance aid effectiveness, accurate reporting to robust data standards is necessary. The multi-stakeholder International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) should take the lead in advancing geospatial transparency.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70043","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145317109","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lost in Aggregation: Navigating noise and signals in measuring state fragility","authors":"Gulzhan Asylbek kyzy,&nbsp;Gary Milante,&nbsp;Zina Nimeh,&nbsp;Kaj Thomsson","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70041","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70041","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The measurement of the fragility of countries continues to be a growing field, although there is less and less consensus on the definition of fragility. Moreover, quantifying highly complex concepts such as state fragility involves assumptions that differ substantially across indices. Yet, interest in advancing the ways of capturing fragility remains high. Therefore, it raises the question of why the fragility community remains invested in the concept despite the notable challenges and how we can make sense of the different fragility measures available today.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article considers why there are so many fragility indices and how they can be most useful to scholars and the international community. We contribute to a growing debate on this issue by explaining why multilateral organizations and donors are still invested in expanding the concept and by carrying out a stocktake of the current indices as well as offering suggestions about how to make sense of them.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identify the most widely used measures of state fragility and evaluate them according to the basic criteria for developing such indices as set out in the literature. We unpack the underlying source indicators to understand what the fragility indices ultimately tell us. We then briefly compare some of the current classifications as an example of how different definitions can result in inconsistent rankings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A review of the available indices reveals that they can be sources of useful signals. However, there is also extraneous noise due to sourcing problems, problems of double-counting, or data time-lags.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Beyond reliance on composite indices, policy-makers can leverage publicly available indicators to define their own vision of an optimal state and identify targeted areas for improvement, fostering more context-specific and actionable strategies. Such an approach enables better use of underlying data for strategic planning and sustainable development, while ensuring that policies are reflective of the actual needs of fragile states.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70041","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145224559","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Digital access and women's work in Pakistan: Constraints, use patterns, and policy directions","authors":"Hadia Majid,&nbsp;Maryam Mustafa,&nbsp;Maria Nazar","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70042","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70042","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mobile and internet usage has seen accelerated upward trends following the COVID-19 shock. There is growing evidence of the significant potential inherent in digital spaces in terms of upskilling, networking, and expanding earning opportunities. However, despite its potential, there remains a substantial divide in access to digital spaces, particularly from a gender perspective. This is especially so in patriarchal societies with strictly defined gender roles such as in Pakistan.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this article, we focus on women's patterns of digital technology and social media use in Pakistan and examine how these broadly connect with the labour market. We also explore the immense potential of the digital ecosystem, as well as the challenges women face in utilizing digital technologies to enhance their earning opportunities.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study uses extensive qualitative research in the form of in-depth interviews, field observations, and focus group discussions with approximately 250 women of varying socioeconomic status, professions, and educational backgrounds. We also engaged with women's rights organizations, capacity building experts, and digital trainers in Pakistan.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our findings suggest that although the digital ecosystem in Pakistan has significant potential to improve women's economic opportunities and outcomes, there are also substantial barriers that prevent them from fully engaging in the digital environment. We identify these constraints as: financial and time constraints, limited trust and privacy concerns, gendered power dynamics, and inadequate structures and infrastructural support.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>It is imperative to implement processes and laws that utilize digital technology as a tool for the financial and social empowerment of women in Pakistan. Our article recommends increased government involvement and collaboration with private entities to provide affordable access to mobile phones and digital accessories, fund training and awareness programmes that promote the sustainable use of digital technology, and raise awareness about data privacy and online security.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145146350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shared governance as a pathway to regional cooperation and development through the ItaipuCorpus","authors":"Júlia Souza Luiz,&nbsp;Marina Rodrigues Mesquita","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70040","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Cross-border cooperation remains a critical challenge for sustainable development in regions marked by historical rivalries, geopolitical asymmetries, and socioenvironmental vulnerabilities. The Itaipu Binacional Hydroelectric Plant, jointly governed by Brazil and Paraguay, offers a unique case for examining how shared governance can transform potential conflict into coordinated development in South America.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study investigates how the institutional design and historical evolution of Itaipu Binacional enabled regional cooperation and development between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The research addresses the following question: how did shared governance in the context of Itaipu Binacional contribute to facilitating regional cooperation and promoting development between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina?</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The analysis combines a historical descriptive approach with a critical institutional and legal review. The study draws on international treaties, national legislation, internal statutes, and empirical data published by Itaipu Binacional. The literature on hydrodiplomacy, regional integration, and consensual hydro-hegemony frames the theoretical discussion.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings suggest that Itaipu Binacional has served as a functional model of shared governance, facilitating energy integration, political rapprochement, and the creation of institutional mechanisms for cross-country cooperation. However, the project also exposed issues associated with unequal distribution of economic benefits, legal asymmetries, and the displacement of local communities—especially affecting the Guarani people. Although Brazil exercised hegemonic influence, it did so through a framework of negotiated parity, reinforcing the relevance of consensual hydro-hegemony as an analytical lens.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Itaipu experience underscores the potential of shared governance to promote development and prevent conflict in the Global South. Future infrastructure projects should incorporate inclusive governance models, equitable benefit-sharing mechanisms, and robust environmental safeguards. Institutional innovation, transparency, and participatory frameworks are essential to ensure that regional cooperation is effective and just.</p>\u0000 </","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70040","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145146557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Different Worlds, Different Cooperation Models","authors":"Andrea Ordóñez Llanos","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70033","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Three key trends will shape the future development cooperation system: increasing fragmentation in both geopolitics and the aid architecture; growing pressure on public sectors across countries at different income levels; and the high degree of interconnectedness among societies worldwide.</p><p>In both the Global North and Global South, governments are testing new modalities to enhance service coverage, including low-cost services and subsidising private providers for health, education and other functions that have historically been considered part of the public realm.</p><p>As these adaptive models emerge, a deeper and more troubling question remains: can a world without a strong public sector or shared commitment to public goods truly sustain development cooperation and solve global challenges?</p><p>Reimagining the nature and role of the public sector, balancing the influence of powerful private actors and revitalising a national and global commitment to universal public services (education, health and civic space) will be essential.</p>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145037837","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}