Poverty and Governance: The Contest for Aid

Gil Epstein and Ira Gang

No RP2008-76, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Countries compete with one another for funds distributed by nongovernment organizations (NGOs). We examine the competition over poverty and governance conducted by a NGO in the allocation of its funds among potential recipient countries. The NGO in its decisionmaking process also takes into account the initial conditions of each potential recipient, including the current quality of governance and wealth (poverty). For example, all else equal, the poorer country will have a higher probability of obtaining funds; or, the better the applicant's governance, the greater are its gains.

Keywords: Competition; Economic assistance and foreign aid; Political science; Poverty; Public investments (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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