Governance and fragility

Part of 'ReCom – research and communication on foreign aid' project

Since the late 1980s, governance has become a major concern for both donors and aid recipient countries. Good governance is seen as an important objective in and of itself, as well as a critical influence on economic development. The 2005 Paris Declaration’s commitment to national ownership of the aid agenda has further focused attention on the quality of domestic governance.

Fragile states—which have low state capacity and often high levels of poverty—are home to one-third of the world’s poor. In this animation we look at how foreign aid helps building stronger, more accountable states. The film is part of a series produced by UNU-WIDER on the project ‘ReCom–Research and Communication on Foreign Aid’. It can, for instance, be used when teaching students about what aid can achieve.

This is part of the 'ReCom – research and communication on foreign aid' project.

 

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Focal point: Finn Tarp, Rachel Gisselquist

Communications: Annett Victorero

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    Rachel M. Gisselquist is Professor in Governance and Development, and Director of the Governance and Social Development Resource Centre (GSDRC), at the University of Birmingham (UoB), UK.Prior to joining UoB in September 2024, she was a Senior...

    Blog
    Afghanistan 2021: A quickly made long tragedy
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    The tragedy for the Afghan people of the Taliban re-taking control of the country in August 2021 is the denouement of a process 20 years in the making...

    Professor Tarp has four decades of experience in academic and applied development economics research and teaching. His field experience covers more than two decades of in-country work in 35 countries across Africa and the developing world more...

    Seminar
    Michael Woolcock and Lant Pritchett on building state capability: evidence, analysis, action
    Wed, 13 March 2019
    UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Parallel session
    Aid and governance

    Does foreign aid still play a role in shaping democratic trajectories in sub-Saharan Africa? Given significant economic and political developments over the past five years, this panel revisits previous UNU-WIDER research findings on aid and democracy...

    Policy Brief
    Development assistance for peacebuilding
    Book Chapter
    Premature Load Bearing

    Part of Book Building State Capability

    Book Chapter
    The Big Stuck in State Capability

    Part of Book Building State Capability

    Book
    Building State Capability

    This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. Governments play a major role in the...

    Policy Brief
    Experiments in government performance
    Policy Brief
    Aid for governance
    Presentation
    The root causes of large scale forced migration

    Director Finn Tarp made a contribution on international migration in a policy seminar hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland.

    Wed, 24 August 2016
    Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Laivastokatu 22, Helsinki, Finland
    Past event
    Journal Article
    Transitional Justice, Gender Programming, and the UNSCR 1325

    Part of Journal Special Issue Aid for Gender Equality and Development

    Journal Article
    Innovative Delivery Mechanisms

    Part of Journal Special Issue Aid, Social Policy and Development

    Journal Article
    Aid, social policy and development

    Part of Journal Special Issue Aid, Social Policy and Development

    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...

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    This project is part of ReCom - research and communication on foreign aid

    Theme: Past, 2010-11

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