2009. vol. 4. No. 4

Marina Larionova, Doctor of Political Science, Director of the State University – Higher School of Eco�nomics International Organisations Research Institute, Head of International Programmes at the National Training Foundation of the Russian Federation; mlarionova@hse.ru

Yuriy Zaitsev, Researcher of the Informational – Analytical G8 Research Centre of the of the State Uni�versity – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute, PhD Student of the Chair of Theory and Practice of Public Administration of the Department of Public Administration of the State University – Higher School of Economics; yuriy.zaitsev@gmail.com

The International Organisations Research Institute of the State University - Higher School of Economics in cooperation with the National Training Foundation of the Russian Federation prepared the 2009 G20 London Summit Commitments Compliance Report. The article presents the results from the monitoring of the G20 compliance with five commitments from such priority spheres, as restoring the growth and jobs, resisting protectionism and promoting global trade and investment, development cooperation, financial and price stability and financial risks decrease.

IORI-HSE G8 Research Group (eds. M. Larionova, Y. Zaitsev)

Marina Larionova, Doctor of Political Science, Director of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute, Head of International Programmes at the National Training Foundation of the Russian Federation; mlarionova@hse.ru

Yuriy Zaitsev, Researcher of the Informational – Analytical G8 Research Centre of the of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute, PhD Student of the Chair of Theory and Practice of Public Administration of the Department of Public Administration of the State University – Higher School of Economics; yuriy.zaitsev@gmail.com

The report turns to the assessment and complex analysis of the G20 member-states compliance to the commitments on development assistance taken at London G20 summit in April 2009. The monitoring has embraced two commitments on international development assistance and covered a period from April to September 2009. Findings from the monitoring could be helpful to understand the role of the G8 member-states and other members of the G20, which are not the G8 members, in promoting international development assistance. The report overviews the activities taken by the Russian Federation along with other G20 member states to support international development assistance, evaluates its effectiveness and success.

Anton Dedusenko – PhD in Law, M.I.L.E. of the World Trade Institute, Head of International Law Division, Atomstroyexport; dedusenko@hotmail.com

The article analyzes multilateral international institutions’ instruments, regulating international cooperation of the donor states for development and development assistance, partner countries, obtaining aid, and international organisations and institutions, providing support and institutional basis for the international development assistance and cooperation. The focus is given to the correspondence of the Russian Federation legislation to the OECD international instruments for cooperation in the sphere of development assistance. The results achieved from the comparative analysis form the basis to formulate recommendations on elaboration the Russian Federation’s legislation in the sphere of development and development assistance in the future.

Anton Dedusenko, PhD in Law, M.I.L.E. of the World Trade Institute, Head of International Law Division, Atomstroyexport; dedusenko@hotmail.com

Olga Perfilieva, PhD in Sociology, Deputy Director of the Informational – Analytical G8 Research Centre of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute; Perfilieva@hse.ru

Alena Shvets, Junior Researcher of the G8 Research Centre of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute; aashvets@gmail.com

There were never be codifying statute or authorized legislation system in Russia (or former Soviet Union) in the sphere of development assistance in spite of corresponding norms adopted within contemporary Russian legislation. It is explained the need for new approach to develop national legislation on development assistance and code of terminology used in this sphere. The article analyzes the correspondence of the Russian Federation’s legislation to international law, regulating activities of the donor states in economic development assistance provision to the developing countries and emerging economies. The authors give recommendations to establish the national legislation in the sphere of international development assistance and cooperation starting from the corresponding terms and notions base.

Diery Seck, PhD, Head of Center for Research on Political Economy, Dakar, Senegal; d.seck@crepol.org

The article discovers challenges observed today in the sphere of development assistance to the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The author describes unfavourable initial conditions the SSA countries facing currently in their socio-economic development, such as the rising social demands and impossibility to address them at national level, a high number of land-locked counties within the region affecting and limiting the SSA countries human and economic development opportunities and others. Along with the analysis of the unfavourable conditions for social and economic development of the region the author turns to main shortages of the development assistance programmes currently implemented at the regional level in order to provide recommendations on their improvement by establishing new development finance architecture of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Yuriy Zaitsev, Researcher of the Informational – Analytical G8 Research Centre of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute, PhD Student of the Chair of Theory and Practice of Public Administration of the Department of Public Administration the State University – Higher School of Economics; yuriy.zaitsev@gmail.com

The article analyses effectiveness of budgeting system in European Union on the basis of OECD guidelines on designing and developing budget systems that use performance information. On the basis of analysis author identifies main strengths and weaknesses of budgeting systems in the integrated units by the example of the European Union. In conclusion author makes recommendations for increasing efficiency of budgeting in regional units with a participation of Russian Federation

Marina Larionova, Doctor of Political Science, Director of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute, Head of International Programmes at the National Training Foundation of the Russian Federation; mlarionova@hse.ru

Mark Rakhmangulov, Researcher of the Informational – Analytical G8 Research Centre of the State University – Higher School of Economics International Organisations Research Institute; MRakhmangulov@hse.ru

The article presents the results of the research «Development methodology of international institutions effectiveness assessment, analysis and assessment of the G8 effectiveness and possibility of different reform models for realization of Russia’s foreign policy priorities during global governance system crisis» conducted within the State University – Higher School of Economics plan of fundamental studies. Functional analysis methodology is used to assess G8 effectiveness in realization of global governance functions, priorities, cooperation with multilateral institutions and mechanisms. Special attention is given to dynamics of Russia’s role in the G8 and the G8 effectiveness in Russia’s priorities realization. The paper examines the G8 and the G20 comparative effectiveness. The research is based on the specialized data base of the G7/G8 and the G20 documents issued from 1998 to 2009 and special programme for their analysis.