Effective Development Aid: Selectivity, Proliferation and Fragmentation, and the Growth Impact of Development Assistance

Takashi Kihara
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Takashi Kihara: Asian Development Bank Institute

No 342, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: This paper examines several indicators of effective development aid, focusing on the contributions of major bilateral donors. The empirical analyses of selectivity for effective aid delivery revealed that, taking a long-term and regional perspective, some major donors including Japan have been as selective in delivering their aid as some countries well-known for their selective aid delivery, such as Denmark. Japan has provided higher aid for the countries with better policy and governance, and higher grant aid for the countries with lower income, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Keywords: development aid; official development assistance; donor proliferation; aid fragmentation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F35 O10 O40 O43 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70 pages
Date: 2012-02-01
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