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Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
Journal Article
Do Countries Use Foreign Aid to Buy Geopolitical Influence?Part of Journal Special Issue Aid Impact and Effectiveness
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...
Working Paper
Too many cooks in the kitchen?The total funding envelope for World Bank projects is often divided among various state and non-state actors, each of which can have competing ideas about or interests in the project. How does the division of financing relate to overall project...
Research Brief
The Role of ODA in Infrastructure FinancingIt has long been recognized that the creation of an adequate infrastructure is vital for creating sustainable growth and reducing poverty in Africa. However the gap between the investment that is needed and the money currently available is too big to...
Working Paper
Aid and Infrastructure FinancingThe central argument of this study is that given the magnitude of the investment in infrastructure that is required, especially in Africa, the role of foreign aid in the future should be distinctly different. While aid will be required to continue to...