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Foreign Assistance: Assessment of Selected USAID Projects in Russia

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Aug. 3, 1995
Report No. NSIAD-95-156
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Summary:

The nearly $540 million that the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) has spent on economic and political reform projects in the former Soviet Union since 1990 has yielded mixed results. Successful projects, such as those involving coal industry restructuring or housing sector reform, generally had strong backing from the Russian government; used U.S. contractors with a long-term presence in Russia; and had a specific, sustainable objective. AID did not adequately manage some projects it funded. The devolution of management and monitoring responsibility from AID's Washington office to its Moscow office delayed decision-making and created confusion among contractors. Furthermore, AID's management information systems were inadequate, and it did not adequately monitor or coordinate some projects. AID has taken steps to overcome these problems.

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