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Current Failures
1.
Corruption
Before and After Transfer
Corruption
Negative correlation between corruption and
growth
Aid goes to governments indiscriminately
As a result, developmental aid is often used for
other purposes.
2.
National Policy
Of the recipient country
National Policy
Democracy is NOT the best option.
Enforcement of conditionalities depend on the
recipient country.
Despite this only a few donors, such as Australia
and the Nordic countries, favor good policy
environments.
3.
Distortions
Economically and Politically
Distortions
Political
Rentier state hinders
development
In Sub-Saharan Africa,
the flow of easy money
distorts the priority for
reform
Economical
Most donors and
institutions endorse the
big push paradigm
Micro-macro paradox
Corruption
National Policy
Economy
With corruption,
resources and
money going into
developing
countries are lost
through transfer.
A supportive policy
environment, is vital
for every step of
foreign aid from the
beginning of an
initiative to its
implementation.
IDA graduates
achieved economic
development
through effective
regulation attracting
foreign investments.
Responsible
Donors
Accountable
Recipients
Institutional
Cooperation
Reform?
The evaluation process for placing aid
needs to be more strict.
Works Cited
Abuzeid, F. (2009). Foreign Aid and the" Big Push" Theory: Lessons from Sub-Saharan
Africa. Stanford Journal of international relations, 11(1), 16-23.
Calderisi, R. (2006). The trouble with Africa: why foreign aid isn't working. Macmillan.
Easterly, W. (2002). The cartel of good intentions. Foreign Policy, (131), 40.
Kanbur, R. (2006). The economics of international aid. Handbook of the Economics of Giving,
Altruism and Reciprocity, 2, 1559-1588.
Moyo, D. (2009). Dead aid: Why aid is not working and how there is a better way for Africa.
Macmillan.
Tavares, J. (2003). Does foreign aid corrupt?. Economics Letters, 79(1), 99-106.