This article introduces a new dataset of official financing from China to 138 developing countries between 2000 and 2014. It investigates whether Chinese development finance affects economic growth in recipient countries. The results demonstrate that Chinese development finance boosts short-term...

1. Introduction -- 2. Foreign Aid Conditionality and Economic Growth -- 3. Types of Aid -- 4. An Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Equity Approach to Examining Subnational Health -- 5. Evaluating Aid Agencies: Challenges, Comparisons, and Causes of Best Aid Practices -- 6. What Influences World...

Foreign aid effectiveness has been a hugely explored topic in the economic development and political economy literature. In spite of disagreements in the literature with regard to aid effectiveness, it can be undisputedly argued that aid is an important source of capital for many recipient...

Foreign aid’s impact on recipients' institutions is a much-researched topic. Does foreign aid have the power to affect political and economic institutions? Many studies have characterized aid’s impact on institutional quality as being detrimental; however, there are counter arguments and...