Doug Porter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697236 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Doug Porter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Doug |
| FAMILY NAME | Porter |
| SIGNATURE | PORTER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian National University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 231 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Righting the Resource Curse: Institutional Politics and State Capabilities in Edo State, Nigeria
The poor record of liberal reforms sponsored by the international community in postcolonial settings underscores the real politik of institutional change. What we call a ‘new normal’ in development policy and practice foregrounds the role of agency – leadership, networks of connectors and convenors, entrepreneurs and activists – but it has less to say about the political and economic conditions of possibility in which agents operate. The putative…
The Impact of Funding Modalities on the Performance of Indigenous Organisations
Governments’ choice of funding modality can produce powerful incentives for organisations to perform in preferred ways, but it can also divert limited resources, narrow accountability, and undermine capability. Through literature review and interviews, the research explored the international literature on public finance management in developing country contexts, and compared this to case studies of Indigenous organisations. The situation in Austr…
Reinventing the Governance of Public Finances in Remote Indigenous Australia
The economies of remote Indigenous settlements are dominated by public finances. The current system of governing public finance is highly saturated, fragmented and centralised, and this has a corrosive effect on local governance capability. The political accountability of leaders to their constituents is weakened in favour of an administrative accountability ‘upwards’ to higher authorities. New Public Management reforms have promoted administrati…
Legal Pluralism and Equity: Some Reflections on Land Reform in Cambodia
Institutional reforms in contemporary \n Cambodia are being undertaken in an environment \n characterized by pervasive legal pluralism the not uncommon \n situation in which numerous, contradictory and competing \n sets of rules and norms regulate social, economic and \n political relationships. The international development \n community has a long and unhappy history of engagement with \n such environments. This is not simply because the links \…
Development Beyond Neoliberalism?: Governance, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy
Development’s current focus – poverty reduction and good governance – signals a turn away from the older neoliberal preoccupation with structural adjustment, privatization and downsizing the state. For some, the new emphases on empowering and securing the poor through basic service delivery, local partnership, decentralization and institution building constitute a decisive break with the past and a whole set of new development possibilities beyon…
The third way and the third world: Poverty reduction and social inclusion strategies in the rise of ‘inclusive’ liberalism
On the basis of our broad strategy, we have formulated the following policy response to poverty: promoting opportunities, creating security, strengthening capabilities and generating empowerment. ... Faster growth will require policies that encourage macroeconomic stability, shift resources to more productive sectors, and integrate with the global economy. ... Attention is also needed to the social structures and institutions, which affect develo…
The third way and the third world: Poverty reduction and social inclusion in the rise of ‘inclusive’ liberalism
In the wake of frank neo-liberalism, and in the context of rising security fears, ways are being found to provide market liberalism with a more inclusive face. The Poverty Reduction Strategies currently prominent in international development, and Thirdway OECD 'Social Inclusion' policy frames claim common purpose to promote 'opportunity, empowerment and security' for people and places on the peripheries of global economies and societies. They sha…
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: A New Convergence
Inclusive planning and allocation for rural services
The authors draw on experience from Uganda's commitment to decentralisation. This commitment is transforming the way services are planned and financed; new associations between local governments, NGOs, and private sector agencies are being created. Much attention has focused on the adoption of various techniques-such as participatory rural appraisal-through which direct and intensive forms of participation can be encouraged in decentralised plann…
Framing participation
Major efforts have been made bydevelopment organisations tomake their systems ofproject and programme management more participatory, in order to be accountable to local participants (or beneficiaries), while also creating opportunities for them to shape their own processes. These measures may look participatory, but have in effect become new (and often costly) forms of management and control, which do not result in great benefits for project part…
Strengthening the role of civil society in development? A precariously balanced answer
The limits and beyond: Global collapse or a sustainable future
Australian aid: How far should the Jackson Review go
And don't forget to tell them about the Philippines context rather than the special features of my case
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: A New Convergence
The third way and the third world: Poverty reduction and social inclusion in the rise of ‘inclusive’ liberalism
In the wake of frank neo-liberalism, and in the context of rising security fears, ways are being found to provide market liberalism with a more inclusive face. The Poverty Reduction Strategies currently prominent in international development, and Thirdway OECD 'Social Inclusion' policy frames claim common purpose to promote 'opportunity, empowerment and security' for people and places on the peripheries of global economies and societies. They sha…
Development Beyond Neoliberalism?: Governance, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy
Development’s current focus – poverty reduction and good governance – signals a turn away from the older neoliberal preoccupation with structural adjustment, privatization and downsizing the state. For some, the new emphases on empowering and securing the poor through basic service delivery, local partnership, decentralization and institution building constitute a decisive break with the past and a whole set of new development possibilities beyon…
The third way and the third world: Poverty reduction and social inclusion strategies in the rise of ‘inclusive’ liberalism
On the basis of our broad strategy, we have formulated the following policy response to poverty: promoting opportunities, creating security, strengthening capabilities and generating empowerment. ... Faster growth will require policies that encourage macroeconomic stability, shift resources to more productive sectors, and integrate with the global economy. ... Attention is also needed to the social structures and institutions, which affect develo…
Framing participation
Major efforts have been made bydevelopment organisations tomake their systems ofproject and programme management more participatory, in order to be accountable to local participants (or beneficiaries), while also creating opportunities for them to shape their own processes. These measures may look participatory, but have in effect become new (and often costly) forms of management and control, which do not result in great benefits for project part…
The Impact of Funding Modalities on the Performance of Indigenous Organisations
Governments’ choice of funding modality can produce powerful incentives for organisations to perform in preferred ways, but it can also divert limited resources, narrow accountability, and undermine capability. Through literature review and interviews, the research explored the international literature on public finance management in developing country contexts, and compared this to case studies of Indigenous organisations. The situation in Austr…
Reinventing the Governance of Public Finances in Remote Indigenous Australia
The economies of remote Indigenous settlements are dominated by public finances. The current system of governing public finance is highly saturated, fragmented and centralised, and this has a corrosive effect on local governance capability. The political accountability of leaders to their constituents is weakened in favour of an administrative accountability ‘upwards’ to higher authorities. New Public Management reforms have promoted administrati…
Inclusive planning and allocation for rural services
The authors draw on experience from Uganda's commitment to decentralisation. This commitment is transforming the way services are planned and financed; new associations between local governments, NGOs, and private sector agencies are being created. Much attention has focused on the adoption of various techniques-such as participatory rural appraisal-through which direct and intensive forms of participation can be encouraged in decentralised plann…
Australian aid: How far should the Jackson Review go
And don't forget to tell them about the Philippines context rather than the special features of my case
The limits and beyond: Global collapse or a sustainable future
Strengthening the role of civil society in development? A precariously balanced answer
Framing participation
Major efforts have been made bydevelopment organisations tomake their systems ofproject and programme management more participatory, in order to be accountable to local participants (or beneficiaries), while also creating opportunities for them to shape their own processes. These measures may look participatory, but have in effect become new (and often costly) forms of management and control, which do not result in great benefits for project part…
Inclusive planning and allocation for rural services
The authors draw on experience from Uganda's commitment to decentralisation. This commitment is transforming the way services are planned and financed; new associations between local governments, NGOs, and private sector agencies are being created. Much attention has focused on the adoption of various techniques-such as participatory rural appraisal-through which direct and intensive forms of participation can be encouraged in decentralised plann…
Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: A New Convergence
The third way and the third world: Poverty reduction and social inclusion in the rise of ‘inclusive’ liberalism
In the wake of frank neo-liberalism, and in the context of rising security fears, ways are being found to provide market liberalism with a more inclusive face. The Poverty Reduction Strategies currently prominent in international development, and Thirdway OECD 'Social Inclusion' policy frames claim common purpose to promote 'opportunity, empowerment and security' for people and places on the peripheries of global economies and societies. They sha…
The third way and the third world: Poverty reduction and social inclusion strategies in the rise of ‘inclusive’ liberalism
On the basis of our broad strategy, we have formulated the following policy response to poverty: promoting opportunities, creating security, strengthening capabilities and generating empowerment. ... Faster growth will require policies that encourage macroeconomic stability, shift resources to more productive sectors, and integrate with the global economy. ... Attention is also needed to the social structures and institutions, which affect develo…
Development Beyond Neoliberalism?: Governance, Poverty Reduction and Political Economy
Development’s current focus – poverty reduction and good governance – signals a turn away from the older neoliberal preoccupation with structural adjustment, privatization and downsizing the state. For some, the new emphases on empowering and securing the poor through basic service delivery, local partnership, decentralization and institution building constitute a decisive break with the past and a whole set of new development possibilities beyon…
Legal Pluralism and Equity: Some Reflections on Land Reform in Cambodia
Institutional reforms in contemporary \n Cambodia are being undertaken in an environment \n characterized by pervasive legal pluralism the not uncommon \n situation in which numerous, contradictory and competing \n sets of rules and norms regulate social, economic and \n political relationships. The international development \n community has a long and unhappy history of engagement with \n such environments. This is not simply because the links \…
Reinventing the Governance of Public Finances in Remote Indigenous Australia
The economies of remote Indigenous settlements are dominated by public finances. The current system of governing public finance is highly saturated, fragmented and centralised, and this has a corrosive effect on local governance capability. The political accountability of leaders to their constituents is weakened in favour of an administrative accountability ‘upwards’ to higher authorities. New Public Management reforms have promoted administrati…
The Impact of Funding Modalities on the Performance of Indigenous Organisations
Governments’ choice of funding modality can produce powerful incentives for organisations to perform in preferred ways, but it can also divert limited resources, narrow accountability, and undermine capability. Through literature review and interviews, the research explored the international literature on public finance management in developing country contexts, and compared this to case studies of Indigenous organisations. The situation in Austr…
Righting the Resource Curse: Institutional Politics and State Capabilities in Edo State, Nigeria
The poor record of liberal reforms sponsored by the international community in postcolonial settings underscores the real politik of institutional change. What we call a ‘new normal’ in development policy and practice foregrounds the role of agency – leadership, networks of connectors and convenors, entrepreneurs and activists – but it has less to say about the political and economic conditions of possibility in which agents operate. The putative…
Political science (13 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Economics (8 works) · Politics (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · International Development and Aid (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political economy (4 works)