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Mo Hamza

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The Impact of Foreign Technical Assistance on Development Projects in Egypt

Author

  • Roger Zetter
  • Mo Hamza

Summary, in English

Linking macro level political economy perspectives with micro level project-based analysis, the paper examines the impact of foreign technical assistance on urban sector projects in Egypt. The paper demonstrates how large aid flows into this sector, following Egypt's Western orientation after 1973, failed to achieve intended results. Three case studies, focusing on community development and participation objectives, reveal limitations in the following areas: project formulation; the ambiguous political rationale for participation; the difficulties in comprehending new concepts; the desire for short-term project visibility; conceptualisation of models of participation; institution building. The paper argues that the failure of the pragmatic managerialist approach adopted in Egypt, and the conflicts in programme design and delivery can only be understood using the macro-micro methodology. The lessons learned for future urban sector projects and programmes are highlighted.

Publishing year

1997

Language

English

Pages

153-166

Publication/Series

Habitat International

Volume

21

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Political Science (excluding Public Administration Studies and Globalization Studies)

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0197-3975