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Handling Socio-institutional Traps–Inertia Towards Australia’s Resilient International Development Aid Programs in the Solomon Islands
Journal of developing societies, Vol.41(2), pp.216-241
2025
Abstract
This study critically examines how donor’s aid delivery approach, entrenched socio-institutional dynamics, and the Solomon Islands’ complex political economy create persistent barriers to Australia’s aid programming. Through a desktop research approach, institutional trap–inertia theory is applied to analyze how Australia’s aid efforts and political structures perpetuate aid inertia. The study critiques both Australia’s aid delivery approach and the internal governance challenges in a cohesive society of the SI, highlighting their intertwined roles in impeding Australia’s aid programming. The article proffers context-driven, locally adaptive strategies aimed at overcoming institutional traps and fostering more resilient and effective aid interventions.
Details
- Title
- Handling Socio-institutional Traps–Inertia Towards Australia’s Resilient International Development Aid Programs in the Solomon Islands
- Authors/Creators
- Mark Opoku Amankwa - Edith Cowan UniversityKwadwo Adusei-Asante - Edith Cowan UniversityAlina Novak - Indo-Pacific Research Centre, Murdoch University, Murdoch
- Publication Details
- Journal of developing societies, Vol.41(2), pp.216-241
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Number of pages
- 26
- Identifiers
- 991005774732207891
- Copyright
- © The Author(s) 2025
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Indo-Pacific Research Centre
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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