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Perceptions of local community members towards foreign aid: A case study of Vava'u, Tonga
Author(s) -
Haak Edgar,
Nakamura Naohiro
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
new zealand geographer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.335
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1745-7939
pISSN - 0028-8144
DOI - 10.1111/nzg.12284
Subject(s) - archipelago , declaration , state (computer science) , political science , perception , development aid , civil society , geography , economic growth , development economics , economy , law , economics , psychology , archaeology , algorithm , neuroscience , politics , computer science
Foreign aid has arguably played a significant role in the economic development of the Pacific Island countries. Tonga is deemed to have succeeded in implementing the principles of the Paris Declaration of 2005, especially Ownership, Alignment and Harmonisation, by aid funding channelled through state institutions. Nevertheless, it is still unknown if the aid effect has reached civil society, and how community members perceive aid. This article examines the perceptions of community members towards foreign aid, using the case study of the archipelago of Vava'u, Tonga.