Aid dependence in Cambodia
Subtitle: how financial assistance undermines democracy
By: Sophal Ear
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 185
ISBN-13: 9780231161121; 9780231530927
Subjects: Politics and government; Economic assistance; Technical assistance; Economic conditions; Democracy
Description: "Dr. Ear argues that the international community has chosen to prioritize political stability above all other governance dimensions, and in so doing has traded a modicum of democracy for an ounce of security. Focusing on post-1993 Cambodia, Ear explores the unintended consequences in post-conflict environments of foreign aid. He chooses Cambodia both for personal reasons--which infuses an academic analysis with a compelling sense of urgency--and because it is one of the most aid-drenched countries in modern history. He tries to explain the relationship between Cambodia's aid dependence and its appallingly poor governance. He concludes that despite decades of aid, technical cooperation, four national elections, no open warfare, and some progress in some parts of the economy, Cambodia is one broken government away from disaster."--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Aid dependence and quality of governance; title: Growth without development : the garment, rice, and livestock sectors in Cambodia; title: An international problem : the Cambodian response to avian influenza; title: Shallow democracy : Cambodian human rights activism and the international community.