The current consensus objective of development aid in the international community is to reduce poverty in general and … growth as the principal means to this end. But the policy objective of aid can be defined in many ways, and has in fact … means for advancing those ends. This paper argues that more attention should be given to conflict prevention as a policy …

On the question of whether aid stimulates GDP growth, the profession provides inconclusive and often contradictory … findings. While waiting for a stronger consensus, this paper analyzes the direct effect of aid on other non-monetary dimensions … relationship between aid and social development. After controlling for per capita income, the econometric analysis suggests that …

not worked well. Aid to conflict-affected countries is itself in crisis. Much greater and more integrated aid is called …Aid is not generally aimed at the poorest people, though most multilateral or bilateral agencies would like to think … responses. Equity is far from being a strong principle of aid givers UNICEF is the exceptional agency. The human rights based …

Armed conflict and terrorism damage economic development through disruption of economic activity, trade, and the … destruction of human and physical resources. They also can affect foreign aid allocation, but the likely net effect of this is not … obvious. On the one hand, donors may be discouraged and reduce aid. On the other hand, donors may provide more aid, for …

conflict and build peace, but the difficulties that prompted donors to become more selective in aid allocation remain all too … performance. The same dilemma arises when aid is assessed in terms of its impact on peace and conflict: sometimes aid helps to … prevent conflict and build peace, but sometimes it can have the opposite effect. This paper considers how international aid …

aid – or a good donor-recipient match – to be guided by the principles of the Global Partnership for Development. When we … apply the MDG-sensitivity criteria for aid allocation, the results indicate that ODA allocation since the Millennium … Declaration has become more MDG-sensitive – ODA is given to countries that need it most. While such trends in aid disbursements …