U.S. Development Assistance, Democratization and State-Building in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sait Yağcı; Pedro Lopez

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI22.5877

Authors

Sait Yağcı International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pedro Lopez International University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v9iSI22.5877

Keywords:

U.S. Development Assistance, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Democratization, State-Building

Abstract

This article investigates the U.S. development assistance role in democratization, state-building and sustainable growth in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The OECD and USAID reports and selected projects (2015-2022) were used to examine and analyze the U.S. development assistance in the democratization process and state-building. The statistical data on the U.S. aid allocation and projects comes largely from the OECD's annual publications and USAID reports. Because of different periods, approaches and priorities, this paper placed the U.S. development assistance in the historical context. The analysis of different democratization and state-building projects indicated the extent to which the programs implemented have generated desired progress and development.

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