The Value Chain of Foreign Aid: Development, Poverty Reduction, and Regional Conditions (Contributions to Economics) - Softcover

Book 70 of 214: Contributions to Economics

Schabbel, Christian

 
9783790819311: The Value Chain of Foreign Aid: Development, Poverty Reduction, and Regional Conditions (Contributions to Economics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 379081931X ISBN 13: 9783790819311
Publisher: Physica, 2007

Synopsis

Despite an improved analytical knowledge of poverty, a complex multilateral transfer system of official development assistance (ODA), and a list of clearly defined objectives (Millennium Development Goals), poverty reduction in low-income countries remains a great challenge for researchers and practitioners alike. After an era of pessimism, recent empirical studies indicate that foreign aid leads to economic growth under certain conditions, for example a sound policy environment. However, whether or not aid also alleviates poverty is a highly debated issue.

Against this background, the book assesses the prospects of ODA for poverty reduction. The author analyzes the entire value chain of ODA, including the provision, allocation and utilization. Within each of these components, scope and limits of aid are critically examined. The horizontal interactions between donors and recipients as well as the vertical connections to local and region-specific conditions represent the heart of this book's approach.

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Despite an improved analytical knowledge of poverty, a complex multilateral transfer system of official development assistance (ODA), and a list of clearly defined objectives (Millennium Development Goals), poverty reduction in low-income countries remains a great challenge for researchers and practitioners alike. After an era of pessimism, recent empirical studies indicate that foreign aid leads to economic growth under certain conditions, for example a sound policy environment. However, whether or not aid also alleviates poverty is a highly debated issue.

Against this background, the book assesses the prospects of ODA for poverty reduction. The author analyzes the entire value chain of ODA, including the provision, allocation and utilization. Within each of these components, scope and limits of aid are critically examined. The horizontal interactions between donors and recipients as well as the vertical connections to local and region-specific conditions represent the heart of this book's approach.

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Publisher
Physica
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
379081931X
ISBN 13 
9783790819311
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
336