Conflict and Fragility Do No Harm : International Support for Statebuilding.

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Despite the best of intentions, donors can inadvertently undermine statebuilding processes. When the resources they deliver or the reforms they advocate weaken rather than strengthen the state's decision- and policy-making functions, their efforts can do more harm than good. Donors can also do harm by creating a brain drain away from state organisations - for instance, by hiring the most qualified civil servants. When aid is delivered in a way that actually acts as a disincentive to states to consolidate their own revenue base, this can retard the development of the state's own capacity. . Ho.  Read more... Foreword Acknowledgements Table of Contents Abbreviations Executive Summary Introduction Chapter 1 Donor impact on statebuilding: the macro perspective Chapter 2 Trade-offs in aid-delivery mechanisms and their impact on policy processes Chapter 3 Functions of the state Chapter 4 Conclusions and recommendations Annex A Statebuilding impact assessment Annex B Statebuilding and "doing no harm": a review of the literature Bibliography.