Technical assistance functions as a structural constraint that embeds World Bank frameworks in national policymaking, not merely as advice¶

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q2 i? The reviewed literature portrays World Bank technical assistance as having a material and structural dimension, indicating what must happen for processes to move forward, and as embedding World Bank frameworks in governments' strategy development. → Edwards Jr. 2023

Evidence¶

Edwards Jr. 2023¶

Edwards Jr., D. Brent; Caravaca Hernández, Alejandro; Rappeport, Annie; et al. (2023). World Bank influence on policy formation in education: A systematic review of the literature. Review of Educational Research, Vol. 94, Núm. 4. https://doi.org/10.3102/00346543231194725

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The review's synthesis of technical assistance studies: Carney and Bista (2009) are cited showing World Bank advisors embedded their frameworks into Nepal's policymaking, with a government participant reporting the underlying framework was 'given to us by the World Bank'. The review notes technical assistance tends to reflect the broader neoliberal policy consensus.

"technical assistance can manifest as a structural constraint in the sense that the technical assistance provided by the World Bank often indicates what needs to happen or be agreed to in order for the process to move forward."

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