The institutions and policies of aid-recipient countries and aid effectiveness: The case of Afghanistan

Nematullah Bizhan

No wp-2023-40, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: The aid effectiveness principles have limits if the recipient is fragile. The problem of relevance exists if the recipient has an authoritarian or totalitarian regime. In situations of weak statehood and fragility, a large portion of aid would likely bypass the state because of high demand for service delivery, weak state capacity and because the principles exclude military assistance. If a regime lacks national and international legitimacy and violates citizens' fundamental rights and international norms, aligning aid to the objectives of such a regime may be counterproductive.

Keywords: Aid effectiveness; State fragility; Regime type; Afghanistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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