Zhyshchynska, Anastasiya (2025) Rule of Aid: The effectiveness of aid in achieving food security. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
This thesis examines the effectiveness of international aid in alleviating severe food insecurity, with a focus on how institutional quality and economic capacity influence this relationship. Drawing on panel data from 90–92 countries and employing multiple regression models, the study examines whether agricultural aid per capita is associated with reductions in the Severe Food Insecurity Share (SFIS). The results show a marginally significant effect for more recent aid flows, but stronger and more consistent effects for Rule of Law and GDP per capita. These findings suggest that aid's impact is heavily conditional on the domestic context in which it is delivered. To further investigate these dynamics, the study employs a comparative case analysis of Botswana and Haiti, countries situated at opposite ends of the Rule of Law spectrum. Despite receiving substantial aid, Haiti continues to experience high food insecurity, in contrast to Botswana, which has translated aid into improved outcomes through stronger governance and coordinated systems. This supports the thesis’s central argument that aid can only be effective when absorbed into accountable, resilient institutions. By combining statistical analysis with case-based inquiry, the thesis employs a mixed-methods approach to capture the multidimensional nature of food security. It argues that aid must be seen not as a standalone solution but as one part of a broader strategy rooted in domestic capacity and institutional development. The study concludes with a call for more integrated and locally informed aid practices to ensure meaningful progress toward global food security.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Papakonstantinou, M.A. |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2025 11:03 |
| Last Modified: | 10 Jun 2025 11:03 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/656 |
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