Development Effectiveness at the Country Level [PDF]
While we know a lot about how countries become prosperous, we have only begun to understand how aid contributes to economic growth and poverty reduction.
Picciotto, Robert
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Second generation governance indicators [PDF]
This paper summarizes progress made in a DfID-funded World Bank initiative to test and develop policy-relevant, politically acceptable, quantitative indicators of governance. There are two major components involved in the process of generating indicators
Knack, Stephen +2 more
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Europe ́s Coherence Gap in External Crisis and Conflict Management The EU’s Integrated Approach between Political Rhetoric and Institutional Practice. November 2019 [PDF]
, 2019 The European Union (EU) aspires to play a part in conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict peace- building through civil and/or military operations, through stabilisation efforts, and by building resilience at home and abroad.
Blockmans, Steven, Debuysere, Loes
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Tax policies to promote private charitable giving in DAC countries [PDF]
Researchers have written hundreds of papers on the causes and consequences of official foreign aid, while paying almost no attention to private overseas giving, by individuals, universities, foundations, and corporations.
David Roodman, Scott Standley
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Who receives Australian aid and Why? [PDF]
The bulk of official development assistance (ODA) from Australia is provided to Asia and Oceania. Indonesia and Papua New Guinea together account for nearly a quarter of the total.
Satish Chand
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Assessing the allocation of Italian foreign aid [PDF]
This paper provides an assessment of Italian aid policy during the period 1983-2006. In comparison with other donors (DAC and G-7), the main stylized facts are: persistently lower aid/GDP ratio, greater recourse to multilateral channels, a higher ...
Claudia Maurini, Riccardo Settimo
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On the Pitfalls of Measuring Aid [PDF]
Development aid, Aid accounting, ODA ...
Cassimon, Danny, Renard, Robrecht
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Major Flaws in Conflict Prevention Policies towards Africa. The Conceptual Deficits of International Actors’ Approaches and How to Overcome Them [PDF]
Current thinking on African conflicts suffers from misinterpretations (oversimplification, lack of focus, lack of conceptual clarity, state- centrism and lack of vision).
Andreas Mehler, Hans-Christian Mahnke
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Are 'New' Donors Different? Comparing the Allocation of Bilateral Aid between Non-DAC and DAC Donor Countries [PDF]
Major DAC donors are widely criticized for weak targeting of aid, selfish aid motives and insufficient coordination. The emergence of an increasing number of new donors may further complicate the coordination of international aid efforts.
Dreher, Axel +2 more
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Transmission of Radio-Frequency Waves and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Lanthanum Superhydrides. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Semenok DV +8 more
europepmc +1 more source