The Unintended Consequences of Western Aid to Post-Communist Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11050445 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Janine R Wedel (0000-0003-1831-8087, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1992 |
| Volume | 1992 |
| Issue | 92 |
| Pages | 131-138 |
| Publication date | 1992-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Telos (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-6514 • E-ISSN: 1940-459X |
| Publisher | Telos Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.3817/0692092131 |
| OpenAlex | W2335518144 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Foreign aid is a powerful vehicle for influencing the policy — and the psychology — of the recipients. It can threaten delicate balances within the recipient countries, and this may deflect attention from the real issues confronting them. The impact of any aid depends on how the donor structures and implements it, as well as on how the recipient's cultural and institutional capacities shape the ways aid is put to use. The donor's agenda, strategies and priorities are inevitably altered by the political and socioeconomic context into which aid is delivered. Aid is never neutral. It is not and cannot be simply a means of introducing outside expertise or physical goods into a country
Communism · Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Unintended consequences · International Development and Aid · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2007 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |