The book examines the methodological challenges in analyzing the effectiveness of development policies. It presents a selection of tools and methodologies that can help tackle the complexities of which policies work best and why, and how they can be implemented effectively given the political...

This collection examines the extent to which foreign capital from conventional (OECD countries) and non-conventional (BRICS) sources has impacted economic development in Africa over the last two decades. It provides in-depth analyses of the nature, motives, and implications of this capital, and...

1. Introduction: Foreign Aid and Poverty in Africa -- 2. The Postcolonial African State Revisited -- 3. Africa in the Global Community -- 4. The Structure of Foreign Aid to Africa since the 1960s -- 5. Foreign Aid: How far and how well? -- 6. Targeting the Fundamentals: Towards a new form of...

The IMF, LIDC reform and the post-Washington consensus -- The IMF and LIDCs -- Theorizing post-Washington consensus LIDC reform -- The HIPC and HIPC II initiatives -- 'Pro-poor' concessionary lending : the PRGF -- Deepening the IMF's development model : the ECF, RCF, and SCF reform -- Conclusion