Rachel M. Gisselquist - UNU-WIDER, 2017 - Helsinki, Finland
Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas is a core component of peacebuilding. It includes support for the restoration of core government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law, and economic revitalization. Yet, while aid has been among the largest...
Rachel M. Gisselquist - International Peacekeeping, 2015 - London, United Kingdom
Development assistance to fragile states and conflict-affected areas can be a core component of peacebuilding, providing support for the restoration of government functions, delivery of basic services, the rule of law and economic revitalization. Despite a wealth of research, however, significant...
The National Solidarity Programme (NSP) serves as a success story that has improved many Afghan lives and laid the groundwork for potential longer-term development.
The NSP had a positive effect on access to drinking water and electricity, acceptance of democratic processes...
Tony Addison - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
31 October 2013
Tony Addison
October finds Angle in New York, for our event on ‘Fragility and Aid–What Works?’ at the Permanent Mission of Germany to the UN. Just before that we were in Copenhagen for the ReCom results meeting on ‘Challenges in Fragility and...
Japan’s post-war liberalizing reforms were a success. This was partly due to the fact that US occupation preserved the strength of national institutions and made effective use of their capacity.
Improvement in the scope of the state and the strength of Afghan...
Roger Williamson - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
30 October 2013
Roger Williamson
The UNU-WIDER meeting held last week in New York on the topic of fragility and aid argued forcefully that you cannot ‘fix’ failed states as you would a broken window. Drawing on over 80 papers from the governance and fragility theme of the ReCom...
Carl-Gustav Lindén - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
30 October 2013
Carl-Gustav Lindén
Despite many successful transitions towards peace and multiparty electoral systems there are still 47 fragile states and economies in the world according to the OECD. Around 1.5 billion people are affected by conflict and political instability. Most...
Afghanistan has received vast amounts of development aid, but results may not be sufficiently robust.
There is a limited menu of acceptable options for institutional arrangements, leading to a high dependence on external resources, technical expertise, and ...
Tony Addison - UNU-WIDER, 2013 - Helsinki, Finland
29 June 2013
Tony Addison
The June-July summer issue of Angle comes to you amid the 19 hours daylight of the Finnish mid-summer. Last week UNU-WIDER’s Learning to Compete (L2C) conference on industrial policy and development in Africa was held here in Helsinki. We welcomed 200...
Tommaso Ciarli, Saeed Parto, Maria Savona - UNU-WIDER, 2009 - Helsinki, Finland
Tommaso Ciarli, Saeed Parto and Maria Savona
Afghanistan remains one of the poorest countries in the world with an estimated per capita income of 300 US dollars and average mortality age of 47 years. By all accounts, progress to date for moving Afghanistan out of poverty and on to a path of...
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