"This book focuses on a broad range of reforms capable of driving competitiveness and economic growth in Africa, including trade, fiscal federalism, redistribution, factor endowments, economic resilience and diversification, resources, welfare and innovation capacity."

This paper is part of a the UNRISD project on The Politics of Domestic Resource Mobilization. Its specific contribution is with regards to the interaction between fiscal performance and donor aid allocation in developing countries. While several studies have examined whether aid affects fiscal...