Contested sovereignty in Mozambique: The dilemmas of aid dependence (original) (raw)

appears as many […] aid-dependent countries, with the government apparently believing that its undoubted reliance on foreign assistance means that it is not in a position to insist on its own priorities. While there is no avoiding the truth that the bargaining position of the government vis-à-vis its development partners is, and will remain, highly unequal, we would like to stress that aid dependency does not have to entail subservience, and that boldness by the government can go part way to redressing the asymmetry just mentioned.' (Killick et al. 2005:50)