The quality of foreign aid : country selectivity or donors incentives?, Vol. 1 of 1

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The quality of foreign aid : country selectivity or donors incentives?

Author:	Wane, Waly;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper series ; no. WPS 3325
Country:	World;	Date Stored:	2004/07/29
Document Date:	2004/06/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Region:	The World Region
Report Number:	WPS3325	SubTopics:	Poverty Monitoring & Analysis; Banks & Banking Reform; Health Monitoring & Evaluation; Health Economics & Finance; Public Health Promotion; Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness; Decentralization
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The author investigates the determinants of foreign aid quality. He shows that design effects are a crucial component of quality. He thus establishes that donors have an impact on the quality of the foreign assistance they provide. The author also shows both theoretically and empirically that the quality of aid is endogenous to the relationship between the donor agency and the recipient government. Highly capable and accountable governments accept only well-designed projects, whereas governments with low accountability may accept poor quality projects either because they are unable to assess the worth of the projects or they will benefit personally.


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