The role of foreign aid for development: US assistance to Pakistan and South Korea

... rule. This is costly in terms of money and time as they have to be trained and to familiarize themselves with the new duties. South Korea in contrast has had extremely stable government, the long-time authoritarian rule ensured continuity of key responsible.... ... donor-recipient cooperation is crucial. 2) A leadership committed to development is an indispensable condition in order to make official development assistance work. A self-interested leadership makes foreign aid not only ineffective but sometimes even harmful ...