Room S8, Maison de la paix
Simone Dietrich just published her new book "States, Markets, and Foreign Aid", with Cambridge University Press. We invite you to join us for a book panel discussion event, with the author and critics from academia and policy. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A.
Why do some donor governments pursue international development through recipient governments, while others bypass local authorities under similar recipient country and international economic conditions? Weaving together scholarship in political economy, public administration, and historical institutionalism, States, Markets, and Foreign Aid establishes connections between ideological orientations of donor governments and patterns of donor behaviour.
The book demonstrates how donor countries whose institutions are organized around neoliberal principles bypass recipient governments, while donors with more traditional public sector-oriented institutions cooperate and engage recipient authorities on aid delivery. It demonstrates how internal beliefs and bureaucratic practices about states inform how donors see and set their objectives for foreign aid and international development itself. These insights carry implications for debates about the effectiveness of international development efforts, donor coordination, and global governance.
Simone Dietrich, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Geneva
Annabelle Littoz-Monnet, Professor, International Relations/Political Science and Director of the Global Governance Centre, the Graduate Institute
Davide Rodogno, Professor, International History and Politics and Director of the Executive Certificate Advocacy in International Affairs
Alyoscia D`' Onofrio, Vice President, Head of Technical Excellence at International Rescue Committee
Karl Blanchet, Full Professor at UNIGE and Director of the Geneva Centre of Humanitarian Studies
Rahul Malhotra, Head Of Division at OECD. Reviews, Results, Evaluation and Development Innovation
This is a hybrid event. Please register below to attend the event online or in person.
