Measuring aid flows : a new approach (English)

Debate about the effectiveness of foreign aid has intensified in recent years, as budgetary pressures on aid have increased in donor countries. Whatever the merits of opposing arguments, the question is: do conventional measures of aid (such as OECD's Net ODA), which lump together grants and loans, accurately reflect true aid flows? The authors analyze the methodological shortcomings of conventional measures of aid and propose a new approach, which...

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Chang,Charles C.;

Fernandez-Arias,Eduardo;

Serven,Luis;
Document Date
1999/02/28
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS2050
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
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Measuring aid flows : a new approach
Keywords
grant element

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Chang,Charles C.; Fernandez-Arias,Eduardo; Serven,Luis.

Measuring aid flows : a new approach (English). Policy, Research working paper ; no. WPS 2050 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/444921468766535292

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