How will the economic crisis affect foreign aid, and can the global economy recover without worsening the food and climate crises?
Governance & Fragility
Governance & Fragility
Governance has become a major concern for both donors and aid recipient countries since the late 1980s. Very poor quality governance is also one of the defining characteristics of state fragility, and social unrest and violence may both exacerbate and be caused by weak institutions. Our work draws on some 80 studies prepared by UNU-WIDER’s global network.
How does Paul Collier analyze the donor dilemma of aid effectiveness in fragile states? UNU-WIDER / Jun 2012 |
Transitional justice processes often fail to adequately deal with gender issues. UNU-WIDER / jul 2013 |
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In Mozambique donors have shifted focus from project aid to budget support in an effort to reform the public sector and ‘justice, legality and publ... UNU-WIDER / Jan 2014 |
Economic aid helps countries transition to democracy but it is democracy aid which encourages consolidation. UNU-WIDER / Aug 2012 |
While foreign aid has a positive impact on some aspects of Benin’s democracy it has failed to adequately enhance good governance, the rule of law,... UNU-WIDER / Aug 2012 |