This paper confirms recent evidence of a positive impact of aid on growth and widens the scope of evaluation to a range … of outcomes including proximate sources of growth (e.g., physical and human capital), indicators of social welfare (e … coherent and favorable pattern of results emerges. Aid has over the past forty years stimulated growth, promoted structural …

Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from …. Government intervention in favour of industrialization in the 1960s-1970s resulted in the neglect of agriculture, poor growth … require accelerated agricultural productivity growth, a modernized informal service sector, and effective industrialization …

allocated to political allies is ineffective for growth, whereas aid extended to countries that are not allies is highly … aid as effective as possible. -- Aid impact ; Economic growth ; Instrumental Variables ; Generalized method of moments …

attention from the exclusive emphasis on economic growth towards improvements in human development, especially the much …

consider how both anti-poverty instruments financial assistance and decentralization work together. -- Foreign Aid ; Growth …

This study focuses on the city of São Paulo, Brazil and examines the ways in which irregular and illegal growth have …

Infrastructure plays a key role in promoting and sustaining rapid economic growth. Properly designed infrastructure can … also make growth more inclusive by sharing its benefits with poorer groups and communities, especially by connecting remote … in infrastructure development, the growth of infrastructure lags behind its economic growth, and also behind …

-- public finance ; economic growth ; Mediterranean region …

inefficiencies and public policies. These must be addressed to ensure balanced and sustained economic growth. …