{"product_id":"breakdown-in-pakistan-9780804781329","title":"Breakdown in Pakistan","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Samaritan's Dilemma\u003c\/i\u003e *","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405603479895,"sku":"9780804781329","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804781329.jpg?v=1730492968","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/breakdown-in-pakistan-9780804781329","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}