Many international (governmental and non-governmental) organizations have been undertaking actions to help the reconstruction and development of Bosnia. International aid, without development of appropriate local institutions to sustain the change, is not helpful in the long run. In order to have socio-economic growth, physical security, political stability must be established and progress must happen at all levels of the society.
In my paper, I will look at the role of international aid by governmental and non-governmental organizations in the post-war reconstruction and development of Bosnia, focusing on a sample of organizations (one or more organizations - specifics to be determined.) The question to be addressed is whether these organizations are merely "handing out" the aid, or whether they are also helping create an institutional foundation on the "local" level, which is essential for making Bosnia a long-term, stable entity in the globalizing world.