The Department for International Development Within the British Core Executive
Governance and Policy Under New Labour
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“Based on recently-published Cabinet papers, and supplemented by interviews with former New Labour Ministers and Special Advisers, this fascinating and elegantly-written case study utilises the concept of the ‘core executive’ to examine the early years of the Department for International Development (DfID), and the role of its Minister, Clare Short…This is thoroughly incisive and insightful scholarship, but clearly conveyed.”
--Pete Dorey, Professor of British Politics, Cardiff University, UK.
"Joshua Larcombe provides a superb analysis of the policy, delivery and managerial revolutions that helped make DfID, in its heyday, the superpower of development organisations. Just how significant DfID was becomes more apparent each day since its abolition.”
--Sir Suma Chakrabarti, DfID Permanent Secretary 2002 - 2007.
During Tony Blair’s tenure, the Department for International Development (DfID) enjoyed an unprecedented level of prestige and success. Drawing on archival material and original interviews, this book seeks to examine the creation of DfID under New Labour and its first five years in operation. Utilising the concept of the 'core executive', it shows how political acumen shaped DfID, and highlights the department’s work during British intervention in Kosovo and its engagement in Sierra Leone between 1998 and 2002. It concludes by exploring what DfID reveals about New Labour’s approach to foreign affairs and international development more broadly. Through uniting the study of British politics, governance and development policy, this book provides the most comprehensive political analysis of DfID to date.
Joshua Larcombe was awarded a PhD at Cardiff University, UK for research into the Department for International Development and New Labour.
“Based on recently-published Cabinet papers, and supplemented by interviews with former New Labour Ministers and Special Advisers, this fascinating and elegantly-written case study utilises the concept of the ‘core executive’ to examine the early years of the Department for International Development (DfID), and the role of its Minister, Clare Short…This is thoroughly incisive and insightful scholarship, but clearly conveyed.”
--Pete Dorey, Professor of British Politics, Cardiff University, UK.
"Joshua Larcombe provides a superb analysis of the policy, delivery and managerial revolutions that helped make DfID, in its heyday, the superpower of development organisations. Just how significant DfID was becomes more apparent each day since its abolition.”
--Sir Suma Chakrabarti, DfID Permanent Secretary 2002 - 2007.
During Tony Blair’s tenure, the Department for International Development (DfID) enjoyed an unprecedented level of prestige and success. Drawing on archival material and original interviews, this book seeks to examine the creation of DfID under New Labour and its first five years in operation. Utilising the concept of the 'core executive', it shows how political acumen shaped DfID, and highlights the department’s work during British intervention in Kosovo and its engagement in Sierra Leone between 1998 and 2002. It concludes by exploring what DfID reveals about New Labour’s approach to foreign affairs and international development more broadly. Through uniting the study of British politics, governance and development policy, this book provides the most comprehensive political analysis of DfID to date.
Examines the creation of the Department for International Development and its first five years of operation Assesses the role of the DfiD within the core executive of British politics under the New Labour government Analyses the role of the DfiD during British intervention in Kosovo and its engagement in Sierra Leone
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“Based on recently-published Cabinet papers, and supplemented by interviews with former New Labour Ministers and Special Advisers, this fascinating and elegantly-written case study utilises the concept of the ‘core executive’ to examine the early years of the Department for International Development (DfID), and the role of its Minister, Clare Short. This very timely book examines how DfID reflected the interplay between ideas, individuals, and institutions such as the Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence, and the Treasury. Larcombe skilfully illustrates how Clare Short’s pursuit of departmental autonomy vied with the political need to pursue inter-departmental alliances on key issues, particularly when managing international conflicts in Kosovo, and Sierra Leone. This is thoroughly incisive and insightful scholarship, but clearly conveyed.” (Pete Dorey, Professor of British Politics, Cardiff University)
“Joshua Larcombe provides a superb analysis of the policy, delivery and managerial revolutions that helped make DfID, in its heyday, the superpower of development organisations. Just how significant DfID was becomes more apparent each day since its abolition.” (Sir Suma Chakrabarti, DfID Permanent Secretary 2002 – 2007)
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