On average, appraisals find aid projects to be less effective in the Pacific than elsewhere in the developing world. In this study, we use a new multi-donor data set to study why aid projects are less effective in the region. We find the clearest impediments to effectiveness in the Pacific are...

This paper investigates whether economic development is an appropriate mandate for Official Development Assistance (ODA). The context for the paper is the change in focus of the New Zealand government aid programme which occurred in 2009. The paper starts by providing definitions of development...