Potential benefits and risks of increased aid flows to Burundi (English)

Burundi has experienced a significant increase in aid flows in recent years. Currently, about half of the budget is funded by aid, mostly grants. The high external assistance has, however, not yet translated into high and sustainable growth rates. This paper analyzes (i) the policy response of the government to the aid surge and its impact on macroeconomic variables; and (ii) the allocation of external assistance and its implications for growth. Since...

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Madani,Dorsati H.;

Nielsen,Hannah Sibylle;
Document Date
2010/01/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5180
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Burundi,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Potential benefits and risks of increased aid flows to Burundi
Keywords
case in low income countries

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Madani,Dorsati H.; Nielsen,Hannah Sibylle.

Potential benefits and risks of increased aid flows to Burundi (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5180 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/510901468014452667

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