The rapid growth of trust funds at multilateral development organizations has been widely neglected in the academic literature so far. Using a simple illustrative model, this paper examines the choice by sovereign donors among various trust fund options. The authors contend that the choice among...

The globalization of market norms has contributed to the proliferation of performance-based indicators that are used to evaluate the behavior of states and the success of international organizations. In international development, performance-oriented aid delivery is on the rise, leading to...

The rapid growth of trust funds at multilateral development organizations has not received much attention in the academic literature. We consider the choice by sovereign donors among various types of multilaterally channeled funds. Taking the example of the World Bank, we distinguish between...

Over the last decade, multi-bi financing has become a significant source of funding for international development organizations. This paper discusses how multi-bi financing channeled through trust funds shapes the organizational practices of multilateral agencies, using evidence from a large...

The shifting emphasis on performance evaluation and accountability in the context of external conditionality programs has brought to the fore the question of government ownership of reforms. While the concept of ownership has featured highly in recent academic and policy debates over the effects...

International organizations (IOs) often drive policy change in member countries. Given IOs’ limited political leverage over a member country, previous research argues that IOs rely on a combination of hard pressures (i.e., conditionality) and soft pressures (i.e., socialization) to attain...

International organizations (IOs) often drive policy change in member countries. Given IOs' limited political leverage over a member country, previous research argues that IOs rely on a combination of hard pressures (i.e., conditionality) and soft pressures (i.e., socialization) to attain their...