; religion ; aid effectiveness ; absorptive capacity ; Papua New Guinea … delivery mechanisms will be required to ensure aid is spent efficiently. In addition to traditional delivery mechanisms … funding. In this sense they are ideal partners for the delivery of effective aid. This paper will consider this model and the …

Japan has an impressive history when it comes to aid, industrial policy, and infrastructure development, both as a … aid is questioned, few actors can offer more useful experience. Restoring structural transformation as a donor priority …, and recognizing the critical role it played in the development of Japan, is a vital step towards making the real gains aid …

This paper discusses past and current social policy strategies in the international aid architecture. From the 1990s …, aid strategy and policy shifted to put a stronger emphasis on human development. This accelerated with the Millennium … also assesses some of the concerns associated with the 'Paris-style' aid modalities, and discusses major challenges for the …

conditionality making China's aid model different to Western donors. China dominates as a donor for Zimbabwe with substantial aid … environmental aid from China, the magnitude of environmental aid from Western donors suggests there is a need to explore other areas … to leverage the effect of environmental aid on the environment. Overall we find that aid disbursements are significantly …

This paper analyses the role of foreign aid to assist development in two oil-rich countries: Indonesia and Nigeria …. This paper seeks to understand the way foreign aid provided assistance to transform Indonesia from a 'fragile' state in the … Tragedy'. This paper argues that foreign aid could help not only to finance development, but also to navigate policy makers …

investigates why aid to agriculture has been low, and how the share of ODA to agriculture can be improved. …

responsiveness of employment to growth. The role of development aid in this context is problematic. Across Africa more aid went to … countries with a low employment intensity of growth. The paper proposes a new approach to aid and poverty in Africa, one that …