The two problems of corruption and poor governance -- Measuring what wants to be hidden -- Development predestinationism -- Improving institutions -- Practical policymaking for donors -- Reimagining the development dialogue

There are significant weaknesses in some of the traditional justifications for assuming that aid will foster development. This paper looks at what the cross-national aid effectiveness literature suggests about effective aid, first in terms of promoting income growth and then for promoting other...

There are significant weaknesses in some of the traditional justifications for assuming that aid will foster development. This paper looks at what the cross-country aid effectiveness literature and World Bank Operations Evaluation Department reviews have suggested about effective aid, first in...