THE ROLE OF UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (USAID) IN NIGERIAN POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE FIRST ELECTION IN 1999 - 2011

Development for developing countries cannot be separated with the assessment of other actors outside the country. The role of other actors such as States to assist and influence the development in developing countries by giving money and programs. Some research attempt the bad effects of international assessment which means that the money they can provide can create the development worse due of various types of loan. There is no much research about the role of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) towards the development in developing world. This agency actually is an independent federal government agency of United States. Nigeria is one of country in Africa which potently can grow and develop as like as South Africa. But Nigeria has a complicated political record.Tthere are two objectives on this thesis. First, the writer wants to prove that the impact of USAID's development programs which is giving a contribution towards the political development in Nigeria. Second, the writer would like to show the role of international assistance regarding of development in Nigeria. Furthermore, the writer is using qualitative research on this research which is using library research such as books, journals, and documents from news as the main material for analysis. The writer is using the Cultural Imperialism Theory by Hans J. Morgenthau, Agency Theory, and Modernization Theory by Samuel P. Huntington. The result of the research shows that the role of USAID in Nigeria is important to assist the political development by various programs and activities. The effectiveness of USAID's programs is good enough to bring development inside Nigeria. This undergraduate thesis also could be used as a basic of further research regarding the role of international assistance towards the political development in developing world.
Keywords: USAID, Nigeria, international assistance, political development, modernization, bilateral fund.
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