Aid and governance in vulnerable states: Bangladesh and Pakistan since 1971

Arbeitspapier

Bangladesh and Pakistan had very divergent experiences with aid after 1971. Politics in Pakistan was less inclusive in terms of opportunities for intermediate class political entrepreneurs. In this context, the significant role of military aid to Pakistan had very negative effects on its political and economic evolution. In contrast in Bangladesh the less centralized organization of political power and less concentrated forms of aid allowed intermediate class political entrepreneurs to access resources and created incentives for productive activities. These experiences challenge conventional ideas about the relationship between aid, good governance and security: better policy requires understanding the relationship between aid and the political economies of recipient countries better.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2013/122

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance ; Economywide Country Studies: Asia including Middle East ; Formal and Informal Sectors; Shadow Economy; Institutional Arrangements
• Subject: aid ; democracy ; institution building ; governance ; security ; Pakistan ; Bangladesh ; South Asia

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Khan, Mushtaq H.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2013

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/93699
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET