Impactul asistenței externe asupra dinamicii calității guvernării: perspective comparative [Articol]

Abstract

This article aims to analyze how external development assistance influences the quality of governance and whether it can generate sustainable improvements in WGI indicators. Numerous low- and middle-income countries receive international aid. However, since the establishment of the external development assistance system — from the Marshall Plan to the present — the status of these beneficiary countries has not changed significantly. On the contrary, some continue to stagnate or even sink deeper into poverty and underdevelopment. Although the classical hypothesis suggested that aid should strengthen institutions and administrative capacity, empirical evidence from the past two decades indicates the opposite: positive effects are rare, limited, or even absent.This reality raises questions among researchers, who hold diverse views regarding the effectiveness of external development assistance and its impact on governance quality. In this context, the present study seeks to assess the impact of external assistance on governance quality in light of the various perspectives presented in the academic literature.