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This book draws on rich ethnographic and survey data from Pakistan to present a systematic analysis of why individuals come together to produce collectively desirable goods, and why aid often breaks down traditional institutions for collective action.

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"Bano successfully brings the voices of those most affected by aid to the fore. By specifying the mechanisms both by which aid is failing and succeeding, she convincingly makes her case." -- Jean E. Ensminger * Edie and Lew Wasserman Professor of Social Science at California Institute of Technology *
"This book is of high relevance to current policymaking, given the amount of aid now being directed at Pakistan with the stated purpose of improving Pakistan's civil society and governance institutions. Based on strong empirical evidence, this book provides valuable documentation that aid can negatively impact indigenous service institutions in developing countries." -- Sujai J. Shivakumar * The National Academies and The Samaritan's Dilemma *

Breakdown in Pakistan

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      Publisher Stanford University Press
      Published 25 April 2012
      ISBN-13 9780804781329
      978-0804781329
      ISBN-10 080478132X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book draws on rich ethnographic and survey data from Pakistan to present a systematic analysis of why individuals come together to produce collectively desirable goods, and why aid often breaks down traditional institutions for collective action.

      Trade Review
      "Bano successfully brings the voices of those most affected by aid to the fore. By specifying the mechanisms both by which aid is failing and succeeding, she convincingly makes her case." -- Jean E. Ensminger * Edie and Lew Wasserman Professor of Social Science at California Institute of Technology *
      "This book is of high relevance to current policymaking, given the amount of aid now being directed at Pakistan with the stated purpose of improving Pakistan's civil society and governance institutions. Based on strong empirical evidence, this book provides valuable documentation that aid can negatively impact indigenous service institutions in developing countries." -- Sujai J. Shivakumar * The National Academies and The Samaritan's Dilemma *

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