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What does the evidence tell us about ‘thinking and working politically’ in development assistance?

This paper critically reviews evidence on ‘thinking and working politically’ in development. Scholars and practitioners have increasingly recognised that development is fundamentally political, and efforts are underway to develop more politically...

  • Aid effectiveness
  • Donors
  • Evidence
Working Paper
Institutional bypass and aid effectiveness in Africa

Many practical and action-oriented international roadmaps to improve the quality of aid and its delivery and impact on development—including the Paris Declaration, Accra Agenda for Action, and Busan Partnership—emphasize a more active involvement of...

  • Aid effectiveness
  • Institutions
  • Aid policy
Blog
The vital role of aid in development
by Rachel Gisselquist, Sam Jones June 2019

The UNU-WIDER research programme on foreign aid (ReCom) began in 2010, in a period of strong aid scepticism. Dambisa Moyo’s well-known book, Dead Aid...

  • Aid effectiveness
  • Aid policy
  • Conflict management
Journal Article
Bypassing Government

Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness

  • Aid effectiveness
  • Institutions
  • Aid policy
Journal Article
Do Countries Use Foreign Aid to Buy Geopolitical Influence?

Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness

  • Funding
  • Foreign aid
  • Aid effectiveness
Journal Article
What Does the Evidence Tell Us about ‘Thinking and Working Politically’ in Development Assistance?

Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness

  • Aid effectiveness
  • Donors
  • Evidence
Working Paper
Do countries use foreign aid to buy geopolitical influence?

In recent years, donor countries have increasingly used different aid allocation channels to boost aid effectiveness. One delivery channel that has grown tremendously is ‘multi-bi aid’—contributions to multilateral organizations earmarked for...

  • Funding
  • Foreign aid
  • Aid effectiveness
Policy Brief
Building evidence around the effectiveness principles

This policy brief draws on the studies presented at the International Research Conference on the Effectiveness of Development Cooperation on 17–18 November 2022, in Brussels, Belgium and jointly organized by UNU-WIDER and the European Commission (DG...

  • Aid effectiveness
  • Aid policy
Blog
Why all countries should contribute to ending global poverty
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by Andy Sumner September 2020

In 1969, richer countries agreed to commit 0.7% of their gross national income to international development aid. The world has changed since then, and...

  • Global poverty
  • Aid policy
Presentation
What works in education aid policy in developing countries? A systematic review

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4 March 2014 – 5 March 2014
Global Education Summit, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Think WIDER Webinar Series – New perspectives on development
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