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Politics of Aid and Conditionalities: The Crisis of Legitimacy of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund

This paper deals with the political economy of aid and conditionalities imposed by the donors such as World Bank and the IMF. It discusses the nature of aid conditionalities of different projects that enforce economic reforms, trade liberalization and privatization, and also of their negative consequences over the Bangladesh's economy. It also critically analyzes the role of global economic order in relation with bilateral and multilateral impositions and aid conditions over the poor countries.

This research paper can be used as an important campaign material against the neo-liberal economic hegemony and also against the bilateral and multilateral impositions that impede the comprehensive development process of a country like Bangladesh.

It can be useful for the activists, researchers, academicians and the members of the civil and political society. Any part of this paper can used, reproduced with the simple acknowledgement. Soon, more information on the issue can be found in www.voicebd.org

Politics of Aid :

Conditionalities and Challenges

This report critically analyzes the politics of aid, the aspects of political economy in relation to aid and conditionalities. The paper also discusses the reform agenda tied with aid such as economic reform, trade liberalization and privatization etc, which put negative impact over people’s life and livelihood. It delineates the politics of donors’ over aid to the developing countries and also describes the impact of aid conditions over Bangladesh’s economy.

This report can be used as an important campaign material against the neo-liberal economic hegemony and also against the bilateral and multilateral impositions that impede the development process of a country like Bangladesh. Any part of this paper can used, reproduced with the simple acknowledgement. Soon, more information on the issue can be found in www.voicebd.org