Conditionality
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- Critical conditions: the IMF maintains its grip on low-income governments
- ( N. Molina;J. Pereira / European Network on Debt and Development , 2008)
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Faced with strong criticism for its expansive and poor use of conditionality, and in the wake of a financial crisis, in 2002 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a set of guidelines ...
- Has Aid become a political tool?
- ( K. Aning / North-South Institute , 2007)
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Is aid now used as a tool to meet geo-political ends? Has the focus shifted away from poverty-alleviation to ‘ensuring’ that, in respect of the War on Terror (WOT), recipient government...
- Does debt relief lead to increased policy space for developing countries?
- ( C. Tan / Third World Network , 2007)
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Following the G8 meeting at Gleneagles in 2005, the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) was introduced, aiming to cancel 100 percent of eligible debt stock owed by eligible countries to inte...
- What is the relationship between Mozambican CSO’s and external donors?
- ( Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , 2007)
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This document presents a discussion on the role played by Civil Society Organisations (CSO’s) in global budget support in Mozambique. One of the areas highlighted are the dimensions of relati...
- Recommendations for reforming the World Bank conditionality
- ( J. Powell;L. Baker / Bretton Woods Project , 2007)
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Conditional lending remains a controversial aspect of World Bank lending. These conditions have often placed an undue burden on developing countries and at the same time have undermined human right...
Is aid an effective way of achieving the MDGs?
- ( D. Ehrenpreis / UNDP International Poverty Centre , 2007)
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In 2005, the G8 leaders promised to double aid to Africa and the UN World Summit to increase total official development assistance (ODA) by around $ 50 bn. But are such increases in aid really what...
How does aid affect military spending in recipient countries?
- ( P. Collier;A. Hoeffler / Blackwell Synergy , 2007)
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Military expenditure consumes a large part of government spending in developing countries and represents forgone spending on social development. The paper explores both the revealed motivation for ...
- Developing-country ownership and aid effectiveness
- ( OECD Development Centre , 2007)
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Experts agree that a development finance system must be owned by developing countries in order to reduce poverty and achieve sustained economic growth. Ahead of the 2008 High-Level Forum on Aid Eff...
- Are aid relationships different in Middle Income Countries?: evidence from Brazil
- ( L. Cabral;R. Batley;C. Souza / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2007)
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Over the last few years, there has been renewed consideration of the position of middle-income countries (MICs) in the aid debate. This draft discussion paper draws on the Brazilian experience with...
- 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...
