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The UK's Department for International Development (@DFID_UK) ceased to be yesterday. gov.uk/government/new… This is a bad idea for a number of reasons - not least, because of what it will likely mean for the #MissionDrivenBureaucrats who so typify DFID. 1/
While my current book manuscript on Mission-Driven Bureaucrats mentions DFID 0 times, my thinking on the topic is heavily influence by observing the agency for some time now. 2/
In my professional work in developing countries I was struck how different the DFID representatives often seemed to all the other donors'. The DFID folks seemed to have more autonomy to make decisions, and also to care more about outcomes over process. 3/
