Politicization of bilateral aid and educational development in Pakistan

Increasing international cooperation and interdependence are important features of the contemporary globalized world. In the present age, foreign aid is a very peculiar type of transaction in the sense that its focus is to satisfy the objectives of the donor and the recipient, which are not always t...

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Published in:Educational studies 2005-09, Vol.31 (3), p.235-250
Main Author: Ahsan, Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Afghanistan
Bilateral aid
Developing countries
Developing Nations
Development
Donors
Education
Educational Development
Educational Policy
Financial Support
Foreign aid
Foreign Countries
Geopolitics
International aid
International Cooperation
International relations
LDCs
Pakistan
Political Influences
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Summary:Increasing international cooperation and interdependence are important features of the contemporary globalized world. In the present age, foreign aid is a very peculiar type of transaction in the sense that its focus is to satisfy the objectives of the donor and the recipient, which are not always the same. This paper attempts to analyse the situation of US and British aid to Pakistan's education sector. The role of international donors in the development of the education sector in Pakistan cannot be underestimated. They have been even more important for this developing country which has faced financial crises, particularly during the 1990s. These financial hardships faced by the country were mainly the outcome of the changed regional, political, as well as the geostrategic situation which also caused the change in the behaviour of international donors. It is especially true in the case of the USA and the UK where the aid to Pakistan was seriously affected by the changed situation in Afghanistan, political changes within the country, its nuclear programme and more recently the events of 9/11. This discussion reflects that the potential benefits of the aid were not reaped adequately due mainly to disruption and resumption of aid on the grounds of the geo-political situation and strategic interests of donors.
ISSN:0305-5698
1465-3400
DOI:10.1080/03055690500237538