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1. 1. Managing Upward and Downward Accountability in an International Development Project - A Case Study of a World Bank Telecommunications Infrastructure Project in Benin

   D-uppsats, Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning

   Författare :Catharina Kulldorff; Eva Kolker; [2013]
   Nyckelord :upward accountability; downward accountability; international development industry; the World Bank; stakeholder saliance;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis examines the research question: How is the Results Framework used to manage upward and downward accountability in a World Bank project and what implications does this have on project effectiveness? The thesis looks at the complex case of accountability in the international development industry, where the literature predicts that the needs of donors for control for showing impact (upward accountability) are incompatible with the needs of beneficiaries for learning for project management and participation for ownership (downward accountability). When these needs clash, stakeholder salience theory predicts that upward accountability wins out over downward accountability, which has negative implications on project effectiveness. LÄS MER