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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    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...

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    Michael Woolcock and Lant Pritchett on building state capability: evidence, analysis, action
    Wed, 13 March 2019
    UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, Helsinki, Finland
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    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...

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    Development assistance for peacebuilding
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    Premature Load Bearing

    Part of Book Building State Capability

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    The Big Stuck in State Capability

    Part of Book Building State Capability

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    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...

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    Experiments in government performance
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    Aid for governance
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    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

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    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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    UNU-WIDER Interview Series: Professor Lant Pritchett

    An interview with Professor Lant Pritchett from the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, conducted during his visit to Helsinki to deliver a presentation titled 'It’s a Deals World: The Dynamics of Capitalism with Weak Institutions' at a...

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    UNU-WIDER Interview Series: Michael Woolcock

    Michael Woolcock, Lead Social Development Specialist, the World Bank, discusses the concept and routes to aid effectiveness, capability traps, governance and gives advice for future research on development issues for students of these subjects. The...

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    UNU-WIDER Interview Series: Nicolas van de Walle

    The intricate dynamic between foreign aid to Africa, democratic transitions and consolidation is the topic of a series of research papers being published under the ReCom Governance & Fragility theme this spring. In this interview we speak to Nicolas...

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    UNU-WIDER and University of Ghana Seminar: Donors, Democracy and Development

    This seminar addresses whether and how foreign aid has impacted the democratic trajectories of countries within sub-Saharan Africa.

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    UNU-WIDER Interview Series: Scott Hubli

    The intricate dynamic between foreign aid to Africa, democratic transitions and consolidation is the topic of a series of research papers being published under the ReCom Governance & Fragility theme. In this interview we speak to K. Scott Hubli...

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    UNU-WIDER Interview Series: David Richards

    The intricate dynamic between foreign aid to Africa, democratic transitions and consolidation is the topic of a series of research papers being published under the ReCom Governance & Fragility theme.

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    Research communication: Why doesn’t research turn into policy?

    At the recent UNU-WIDER research conference on development and climate change, the communications team took the opportunity to ask participants visiting us here in Helsinki for their views on how research turns into policy. We heard many interesting...

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    Development aid and democracy in Africa - an interview with Danielle Resnick

    UNU-WIDER Fellow and ReCom programme Governance and Fragility theme leader Danielle Resnick explains the logic and findings of the research project 'Foreign Aid and Democracy in Africa'.

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    Foreign aid, fragility, and governance

    Fragile states—which have low state capacity and often high levels of poverty—are home to one-third of the world’s poor.

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    New landscape of poverty

    The global landscape of poverty has been changing quite dramatically during recent years.

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    WIDER Annual Lecture 17

    The 17th WIDER Annual Lecture was held on 19 September in Helsinki, Finland. The lecture was delivered by President and Nobel Laureate Martti Ahtisaari who explored the role egalitarian principles can play in conflict resolution, peace building and development.

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    The World Bank's Health Projects in Timor-Leste

    Part of Journal Special Issue Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

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    Education from the Bottom Up

    Part of Journal Special Issue Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

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    Impact Assessment of the Facilitadores Judiciales Programme in Nicaragua

    Part of Journal Special Issue Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

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    Liberia's Gender-Sensitive Police Reform

    Part of Journal Special Issue Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

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    ‘Embedded’ Assistance

    Part of Journal Special Issue Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

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    Substantial but Uneven Achievement

    Part of Journal Special Issue Development Assistance for Peacebuilding

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