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Despite widespread rhetoric among lead donors pledging to support the transformational potential of the Arab uprisings, most western donors have rapidly lowered the amount of aid in support of civil society in the region. The article defines what constitutes "aid" and defines the frame for a systematic evaluation of aid delivery ("sociology of aid").
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