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Aid effectiveness disputed

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: There is a widespread perception among academic researchers and aid practitioners alike that empirical cross-country analysis fails to find any significant link between aid flows and growth, and that aid is successful only when associated with good policies in the recipient countries. These positions do not stand up to careful scrutiny of existing studies. In this paper, we offer a re-examination of the literature on the aid–savings, aid–investment, and aid–growth relationships, and a comparative appraisal of more recent research contributions. Using an analytic framework for evaluating the empirical work, a coherent and positive picture of the aid–growth link emerges. There is a robust aid–growth link even in countries hampered by an unfavourable policy environment. © 2016. The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: Journal of International Development

DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(200004)12:3<375::aid-jid657>3.0.co;2-m

Authors: Henrik Hansen, Finn Tarp

Institution: University of Copenhagen

Language: English

Topic: International Development and Aid

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,350