Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/279944 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 50/2023
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
Across public sectors in the Arab world, international consultancy firms already play a pivotal role and are further expanding their operations. Among other projects, con­sultancies have (co-)designed such high-profile strategies as Saudi Arabia's "Vision 2030" and Morocco's "Green Agenda". Currently, they are stepping up their activities in national energy and climate strategies. Their operations involve almost no local public participation, which diminishes the legitimacy and quality of the policies crafted and undermines local development. Besides the ramifications for the Arab world, the consultancies' work in that region also affects German and European interests, even when it is commissioned by European actors or international organizations. If negative impacts are to be avoided, greater awareness and more transparency about the consultancies' activities are needed. Moreover, it is crucial to scrutinise whether, when and to what extent it is expedient to commission international consultancy firms.
Subjects: 
international consultancy firms
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McKinsey
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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