The politics of budgetary capture in rentier states: who gets what, when and how in Afghanistan

Shah, Mohammad Qadam

doi:10.1080/02634937.2021.1960487

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“…This potential is especially enticing for a country such as Afghanistan, where increasing funds from donors led to endemic corruption in public procurement (Murtazashvili, 2015(Murtazashvili, , 2016a. Given the lack of legitimacy, the Afghan governments tends to tactically use the public funds to purchase political support (Qadam Shah, 2022). This extensively undermine the efficiency of the public funds and results in poor public service delivery.…”

Section: Blockchains For Public Procurementmentioning

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Exploring the potential for blockchains in fragile states

Shah,

Murtazashvili,

Murtazashvili

et al. 2023

Chinese Public Administration Review

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Blockchains have been hailed as a game-changing institutional technology. Most of the analysis of blockchains focuses on their uses in the Global North. Though there is increasing consideration of their uses in the Global South, few studies consider the uses of blockchains in fragile states. In this paper, we consider the potential for blockchain deployments by governments, international organizations, and citizens in fragile states. We find that government deployments are unlikely in fragile states, though blockchains can be useful through their increasing use by aid organizations and by providing people with opportunities, such as access to cryptocurrencies. Blockchains may be revolutionary, but the extent to which they have improved the lives of people in fragile states is questionable.

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confidence: 99%