The Impact of Foreign Aid on Regimes Survival Egypt as a Case-study

Abstract

Even though the core aim of foreign aid (Official Development Assistance) is a ‘developmental’ one, it helped in sustaining authoritarian regimes with no profound impact on democracy promotion or economic growth in many of the developing countries. Consequently, the effectiveness, consistency, and impact of the ODA in achieving development in the recipient countries through financial and technical assistance remain controversial. Egypt presents clear example on such issue, where during Mubarak’s regime, foreign aid did nothing to assist the regime towards moving forward with overall development.