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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...
– How to support effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions for sustainable development?
Aiding government effectiveness in developing countries has been a priority issue for the international donor community since the 1990s. With the Paris Declaration in 1994, donors further committed to aiding government effectiveness in a manner consistent with local ownership and harmonization with...
Journal Article
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– African Context and the Case of Kenya
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid for Gender Equality and Development
Journal Article
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– Australian Aid Partnership with Churches in Papua New Guinea
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid, Social Policy and Development
Journal Article
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Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid, Social Policy and Development
The UNU-WIDER Special Issue aims to address collectively the following questions: (1) What are the principles and facts that have underpinned the evolution of bilateral and multilateral social sector aid over the past 25 years? In particular, how pro-poor has aid to the social sectors been? (2) What...
Journal Article
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– The Political Economy of Effective Aid
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
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– UNICEF‘s Education Programme in Somalia
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
This peer-reviewed research is available free of charge. UNU-WIDER believes that research is a global public good and supports Open Access.
– Improving Representation and Responsiveness in a Post-Conflict Setting
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
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– Finn Church Aid‘s Secondment in Somalia
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
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– Selected Success When Stars Align. Public Financial Management Reforms in Sierra Leone
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
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– An Effective Community-Based Approach amid Political Instability
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
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– Assessing the Effects of Community-Driven Development in Afghanistan
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
Journal Article
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– Learning from ‘Successful’ Interventions in Fragile Situations
Part of Journal Special Issue
Development Assistance for Peacebuilding
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...
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– Finn Church Aid’s Secondment in Somalia
Donors face distinct challenges in operating in fragile states and supporting the building of state capacity. This paper explores one type of assistance – the ‘embedding’ of highly-skilled staff members within local government agencies – through a unique case study of Finn Church Aid’s experience...
Journal Article
– The Cases of Greece and Italy
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
– What Do We Know? What Can Comparative Analysis Add?
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
– Bangladesh and Pakistan since 1971
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
– Neotrusteeship, Neighbors, and the United Nations
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
– Bosnia in Comparative Perspective (1995–Present)
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
– Findings from Comparative Cases
Why and how some states transition successfully from fragile to more robust—and some do not—are both topical and age-old questions. This volume of The ANNALS addresses these questions with particular attention to the role of foreign aid, offering new traction on theory development on state-building...
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
– Comparative Lessons from Japan, Iraq, and Afghanistan
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aid and Institution-Building in Fragile States
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Rwanda and Burundi have both emerged from civil wars over the past 20 years and foreign donors have provided significant contributions to post-conflict reconstruction and development in the two countries. Yet although Rwanda and Burundi share several important characteristics, the social, political...
Research Brief
Fragile and conflict-affected states, like Sierra Leone, can maintain a strong public financial management structure if they are able to find foreign support for administrative capacity and sufficient domestic political and executive support. PFM legal framework, budget planning and scrutiny, still...
For more than two decades, addressing constraints to better governance in developing countries has been a priority issue for the international donor community. Recent changes to aid modalities have further prioritized the need for improving governance in a manner that ensures local ownership and...
Journal Article
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– Limitations on Impact in Autonomy and Responsiveness
Part of Journal Special Issue
Aiding Government Effectiveness in Developing Countries
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