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Aid, Growth and Poverty

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The authors discuss the impact of foreign aid and tackle the question of why assessing the impact of aid is so difficult. The authors focus on peer-reviewed, cross-country studies published over the last decade and draw together some global-level assessments, considering the context and conditions under which aid might be said to ‘work’. Glennie and Sumner argue that the evidence in four areas shows signs of convergence that may have direct relevance for policy decisions on aid and for aid effectiveness discussions. These are as follows: Aid levels (meaning if aid is too low or too high); Domestic political institutions (including political stability and extent of decentralisation); Aid composition (including sectors, modalities, objectives and time horizons); and Aid volatility and fragmentation. Notably, this study finds that there is no consensus that the effectiveness of aid depends on orthodox economic policies.

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Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
This introduction outlines how this book seeks to identify the conditions under which aid is most likely to be effective. We argue that the question ‘does aid work’ has limited use. Instead, one should be concentrating on the following: when does aid work (and when doesn’t it)?
Jonathan Glennie, Andy Sumner
Chapter 2. A History of Aid Effectiveness
Abstract
Aid effectiveness has a long history. The most recent, and possibly most concerted, effort has been the OECD-led Paris process. This chapter discusses how progress in implementing aid-effectiveness reforms has been slower than hoped.
Jonathan Glennie, Andy Sumner
Chapter 3. Assessing Aid: Conceptual and Methodological Issues
Abstract
In this chapter we discuss issues of methodology related to aid effectiveness studies with a focus on causality and bias. We discuss the methodological issues emerging from the aid effectiveness literature.
Jonathan Glennie, Andy Sumner
Chapter 4. Aid, Growth, and Poverty: An Empirical Review of Cross-country Research
Abstract
This chapter reviews empirical, cross-country studies of aid effectiveness. We consider aid and growth and aid and social development and identify areas of convergence and divergence in the literature
Jonathan Glennie, Andy Sumner
Chapter 5. Conclusion
Abstract
This chapter provides a conclusion of our review of aid effectiveness. We argue that areas of convergence and divergence in the literature reviewed have implications for aid effectiveness.
Jonathan Glennie, Andy Sumner
Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
Aid, Growth and Poverty
verfasst von
Jonathan Glennie
Andy Sumner
Copyright-Jahr
2016
Electronic ISBN
978-1-137-57272-1
Print ISBN
978-1-137-57271-4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-57272-1