Constraints and opportunities in the political environment Sample Clauses

Constraints and opportunities in the political environment. Constraints in the political environment that affect the range of potential DG program opportunities include the following: • Ending the conflict is largely a matter of “high politics” which fall outside the direct influence of a foreign assistance program. • Given the top-down nature of governance in Sri Lanka, the power of the executive presidency, and the weakness of sub-national government, the opportunities for supporting meaningful reform within the government are limited, though not entirely absent. • There is little evidence that parliamentarians and political parties are strong proponents of peace, rights and reform. • Almost all political discourse is highly partisan and this partisanship infuses a significant portion of civil society. Given these constraints, and the seriousness and complexity of the DG problems in Sri Lanka, it is important that donors, including USAID, have modest expectations about what can be accomplished with relatively small amounts of money over relatively short periods of time.
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