Do Donor States Care About NGO Quality?

Authors

Nicholas Jones, Brigham Young University
Dr. Darren Hawkins, Brigham Young University

Keywords

donor states, NGO quality, non governmental organizations

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Political Science

Abstract

Our research examines whether donor countries care about the quality of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) when giving foreign aid to poor countries. When donor states give foreign aid to recipient states, such the US giving foreign aid to Uganda, the donor states must choose what is called a channel of delivery. This is the channel through which the donor’s aid will reach the intended beneficiaries. Donors can opt to channel their aid directly through the recipient government, or they can sidestep the recipient government, and instead utilize a non-state channel such as an NGO or multilateral organization. Presumably, donors will normally elect to channel their aid directly through the recipient government, because much of the purpose of aid is to help the government better meet the needs of its people.

Recommended Citation

Jones, Nicholas and Hawkins, Dr. Darren (2013) "Do Donor States Care About NGO Quality?," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 444.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/444