Author Identifier

Mark Opoku Amankwa: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3271-7538

Kwadwo Adusei-Asante: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-8234

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Title

Journal of Developing Societies

Volume

41

Issue

2

First Page

216

Last Page

241

Publisher

Sage

School

School of Science

RAS ID

79365

Comments

Amankwa, M. O., Adusei-Asante, K., & Novak, A. (2025). Handling socio-institutional traps–inertia towards Australia’s resilient international development aid programs in the Solomon Islands. Journal of Developing Societies, 41(2), 216-241. https://doi.org/10.1177/0169796X251322256

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.

DOI

10.1177/0169796X251322256

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