Thirty percent of foreign development aid is channeled through NGOs or
community-based organizations to improve service delivery to the poor, build
social capital, and establish democracy in developing nations. However, growing
evidence suggests that aid often erodes, rather than promotes, cooperation
within developing nations. This book presents a rare, micro level account of the
complex decision-making processes that bring individuals together to form
collective-action platforms. It then examines why aid often breaks down the very
institutions for collective action that it aims to promote.
"Breakdown in Pakistan" identifies concrete measures to check the erosion of
cooperation in foreign aid scenarios. Pakistan is one of the largest recipients
of
Book Specifications
ISBN-13 9789382993162
Language English
Binding Hard Bound
Publisher Cambridge University Press India Pvt Ltd