Thailand: What Makes Recipient Ownership?: a Comparative Study of Japanese and Danish Aid to Environmental Conservation

Abstract

This chapter reviews experiences in Thailand of aid from Japan and Denmark, focusing on the partnership between the two donors and recipient institutions in Thailand. The main question is the formation of ownership on the recipient side, and the extent to which this is related to the process of forming the aid partnership. This entails an analysis of institutions on the recipient side, the linkages between national and local institutions, as well as the role of local communities. We shall examine differences and similarities in three projects with respect to the role and involvement of recipient institutions and beneficiaries, and their views of the donor-recipient partnership. This will be done against the background of a review of Japanese and Danish aid in terms of development goals and of policies for planning and implementation.