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Pogoda Magdalena (Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland)
Title
The Legitimacy of International Organizations: The UNDP's Operations in Southern Africa
Zasadność tworzenia organizacji międzynarodowych na podstawie działania UNDP w regionie Afryki Południowej
Source
Ekonomia XXI Wieku, 2021, nr 24, s. 56-88, rys., tab., bibliogr. 67 poz.
Economics of the 21st Century
Keyword
Rozwój gospodarczy, Organizacje międzynarodowe
Economic development, International organisations
Note
JEL Classification: O19
streszcz., summ.
Company
Organizacja Narodów Zjednoczonych (ONZ), Program Rozwoju Narodów Zjednoczonych
United Nations (UN), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Country
Afryka Południowa
South Africa
Abstract
Organizacje międzynarodowe jako jednostki wyspecjalizowane w konkretnej dziedzinie życia społecznego są tworzone, by wspierać państwa w osiąganiu celów narodowych, pobudzaniu wzrostu gospodarczego i zapewnianiu ochrony ich obywateli. Celem artykułu jest odpowiedź na pytanie o zasadność i skuteczność jednej z takich organizacji (jest nią Program Narodów Zjednoczonych ds. Rozwoju (UNDP)) i jego działań w rozwoju gospodarczym pięciu krajów Afryki Południowej (Botswany, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibii i Republiki Południowej Afryki). Z analizy wynika, że efekty programu są zadowalające, choć modyfikacja interwencji mogłaby zwiększyć jej wydajność. Kraje Afryki Południowej wciąż nie mają stabilnych i rzetelnych biur statystycznych, które pozwoliłyby na monitorowanie zmian społecznych i ekonomicznych. Ponadto państwa te w dużej mierze zależą od organizacji międzynarodowych i nie wykazują własnej inicjatywy, co zmniejsza wydajność jakichkolwiek przedsięwzięć. Ostatecznie region Afryki Południowej wymaga wsparcia technicznego i eksperckiego we wszystkich stadiach przeprowadzanych projektów, tak aby zapewnić maksymalną użyteczność wsparcia i długotrwałość rezultatów. Obecność Programu w regionie wydaje się uzasadniona, gdyż aktywnie przyczynia się do jego wzrostu gospodarczego. Dotychczas nie znaleziono alternatywnych sposobów interwencji, a obecne formy wsparcia, choć niedoskonałe, nie znalazły korzystniejszych substytutów.(abstrakt oryginalny)

International organizations are specialized formal frameworks created to assist states in achieving national goals, stimulating economic growth, and ensuring the protection of their citizens, however their legitimacy has been questioned over the years. This paper aims to answer the question of the adequacy and effectiveness of one of such organizations, namely the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the economic development of five countries in Southern Africa (Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa). According to the analysis, the effects of the programme are satisfactory, although the intervention needs improvement. Southern African countries still lack stable and reliable statistical systems to monitor social and economic changes. In addition, these countries rely heavily on international organizations and do not take their own initiative, which makes all the endeavors less effective. Ultimately, these countries require both technical and expert support at all stages of the implemented projects to maximize the impact of the support and sustainability of the results. In line with these findings, the presence of the programme in the region seems to be justified, hence it actively contributes to its economic growth. Yet so far, no alternative ways of intervention have been found and the current framework, although imperfect, has not found a replacement.(original abstract)
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ISSN
2353-8929
Language
eng
URI / DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.15611/e21.2021.04
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