Foreign aid in a divided country: Subnational aid allocations in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15310%2F25%3A73633156" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15310/25:73633156 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X25002232" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305750X25002232</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107138" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.worlddev.2025.107138</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Foreign aid in a divided country: Subnational aid allocations in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Our paper examines the sub-national distribution of aid in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ethnically diverse population, uneven socio-economic performance, and complex administrative system. The research builds on a unique dataset of geolocated projects and project activities of the ten key bilateral and multilateral donors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We examined (i) the spatial distribution of aid among the municipalities of BiH, both from individual donors, and in aggregate, and (ii) factors associated with the distribution of aid. The results suggest that donors give little attention to development needs in their aid allocations, as they allocate more aid to municipalities that are better off. As such, their aid contributes to spatial inequalities with potentially destabilizing effects. On the other hand, we found no significant evidence that donor aid allocations at the aggregate level were biased by ethnic considerations, although we cannot rule out (geo)political factors. Finally, the paper reveals different patterns of aid among individual multilateral and DAC donors. The paper is the first of its kind to examine sub-national aid allocations in the Global East.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Foreign aid in a divided country: Subnational aid allocations in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina

Popis výsledku anglicky

Our paper examines the sub-national distribution of aid in the context of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s ethnically diverse population, uneven socio-economic performance, and complex administrative system. The research builds on a unique dataset of geolocated projects and project activities of the ten key bilateral and multilateral donors in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We examined (i) the spatial distribution of aid among the municipalities of BiH, both from individual donors, and in aggregate, and (ii) factors associated with the distribution of aid. The results suggest that donors give little attention to development needs in their aid allocations, as they allocate more aid to municipalities that are better off. As such, their aid contributes to spatial inequalities with potentially destabilizing effects. On the other hand, we found no significant evidence that donor aid allocations at the aggregate level were biased by ethnic considerations, although we cannot rule out (geo)political factors. Finally, the paper reveals different patterns of aid among individual multilateral and DAC donors. The paper is the first of its kind to examine sub-national aid allocations in the Global East.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50701 - Cultural and economic geography

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA22-27579S" target="_blank" >GA22-27579S: Geografie rozvojové pomoci na subnacionální úrovni v tranzitivních zemích východní a jihovýchodní Evropy</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

WORLD DEVELOPMENT

ISSN

0305-750X

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

195

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

NOV

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

"107138-1"-"107138-18"

Kód UT WoS článku

001543158800001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105011387401