Aid allocation
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How can development assistance better contribute to poverty reduction? Some exploratory ideas
- ( O. Barder / Center for Global Development, USA , 2009)
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In recent years, the development community has emphasised poverty reduction – defined as increases in economic growth - as the main objective of foreign assistance. In par...
- Social protection in southern Africa: lessons from 20 case studies
- ( S. Devereux;F. Ellis;P. White / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2008)
- This series of briefs provides a regional synthesis of findings of 12 thematic studies and 20 individual case studies of social transfer schemes undertaken by the Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Pro...
- Using the household economy approach in cash transfer programmes
- ( J. Seaman;J. Acidri;M. Kachale / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2007)
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Cash transfer programmes have been proposed as a means of providing benefits to targeted
individuals or households in poorer African countries. A large programme aimed at poverty relief would... - How can the aid community help build effective developmental states?
- ( V. Fritz;A. Menocal / Development Policy Review , 2007)
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The developmental state is back at the centre of the international policy debate, yet policy-makers still have much to learn from the large research-based literature on the subject. This article, w...
- Will US biofuel production limit food aid flows to Southern Africa?
- ( C. Grant / Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2007)
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The production of biofuel has more than doubled in the United States since 2001 while food aid levels have been steadily declining. This brief considers how the global shift to ethanol may affect f...
- Are European government inflating their aid figures?
- ( L. Hayes / European NGO Confederation for Relief and Development , 2007)
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This report provides and assessment of the European Union’s commitment to increase official development assistance. The report finds that European governments are falling short of their commi...
- Has budget support in Ghana contributed to poverty reduction?
- ( T. Killick / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
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This policy brief presents a case study of general budget support (GBS) in Ghana. It is argued that, by providing aid as budget support, donors have taken risks and made important contributions to ...
- Addressing the needs of the Dhaka's urban poor
- ( World Bank Office, Dhaka , 2007)
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Dhaka is the fastest growing mega-city in the world, attracting an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 mostly poor migrants a year. This paper argues that urgent measures are required to address the vital...
- How can aid allocation be assessed?
- ( E. Anderson / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
- This briefing paper discusses issues around, and principles of, aid distribution amongst developing countries. It particularly focuses on these debates in the context of the Millennium Development Goa...
- International Finance Corporation annual report
- ( International Finance Corporation , 2006)
- The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is the largest multilateral provider of financing for private enterprise in developing countries. This annual rep...
