The development process can advance more rapidly than ever before in the new global economy. While opening their economies to trade and investment is a necessary condition for developing countries to achieve sustained high growth and reduce poverty, it is by no means a sufficient condition....

This dataset comprises statistics on the tying status (directly financing imports,tied aid under ICB, disbursement under ICB) of bilateral ODA commitments analyzed by aid type (loans, grants, project assistance) and donor countries. Data is available from 1979 onwards.