The Quality of Foreign Aid : Country Selectivity or Donors Incentives? / Waly Wane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wane, Waly, author.

Series:

Policy research working papers ; 3325.

Policy research working papers ; 3325

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Evaluation.

Economic assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (33 pages) : illustrations.

Other Title:

Quality of Foreign Aid

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : World Bank, 2004.

Summary:

Wane 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. This paper--a product of Public Services, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to explore the determinants of aid effectiveness.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Publisher Number:

10.1596/1813-9450-3325