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Karen Del Biondo Ghent University Karen.delbiondo@ugent.be

Between conditionality and partnership: EU budget support and the Governance Incentive Tranche in Ethiopia. Karen Del Biondo Ghent University Karen.delbiondo@ugent.be. Introduction. Democracy promotion versus development cooperation: a paradox?

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Karen Del Biondo Ghent University Karen.delbiondo@ugent.be

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  1. Betweenconditionality and partnership: EU budget support and the GovernanceIncentive Tranche in Ethiopia Karen Del Biondo Ghent University Karen.delbiondo@ugent.be

  2. Introduction • Democracy promotion versus development cooperation: a paradox? • New principles of international development cooperation: ownership and partnership • EU: democracy promoter and developmentalist • Budget support and Governance Incentive Tranche • Ethiopia • Methodology

  3. EU budget support and GovernanceIncentive Tranche (GIT) • Budget support • Aid effectiveness: ownership, partnership, lower transaction costs • Political conditionality • Governance Incentive Tranche • 10%-30% extra aid: positive conditionality • Ownership • Governance

  4. Ethiopia • Socio-economic needs and performance • (Liberal) democracy: 2005-2010

  5. Budget support in Ethiopia 2005-2010 • Suspension General Budget Support (GBS) and Sectoral Budget Support (SBS) in the context of 2005 parliamentary elections: end of contractuality and partnership? • Resumption SBS late 2006 • Protection of Basic Services (PBS) & Human Rights Watch report • 2010-2011: From PBS back to GBS?

  6. GIT in Ethiopia 2005-2010 • GIT – context 2005 elections • Plan for Accelerated and Sustainable Development to End Poverty – ownership → consequences democratisation? • Mid-Term Review 2010: governance & ownership versus democratic regression 2005-2010

  7. Conclusion • BS & GIT: development-democracy paradox • EU primarily a ‘developmentalist’, in case of BS difference COM vs. MS

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