Does Foreign Aid Really Work

By R. Riddell. 2007

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Subfields: Development, Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science

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The Politics of Effective Foreign Aid (2010, background): “As Riddell (2007) describes, this is “one of the most controversial issues in the debate about whether aid works: the relationship between the overall impact of development aid, the policy advice given by donors, and the policies pursued by aidrecipient governments” (p. 231).”
FRAGILE STATES AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (2011, neutral): “5See Riddell (2007) for a review.”
International financing for climate change adaptation in small island developing states (2017, result): “This finding has parallels with the literature on aid allocation, which also generally finds a negative correlation between per capita income and aid received (see Alesina and Dollar 2000; Easterly 2007; Riddell 2007).”
The impact of foreign direct investment, foreign aid and trade on poverty reduction: Evidence from Sub-Saharan African countries (2020, background): “Aid consists of all resources, which may comprise of physical goods, skills, knowledge, technology, or financial grants and loans, that are transferred from donor countries to recipient countries (Mahembe & Odhiambo, 2019; Riddell, 2008).”
The Long-Run Impact of Foreign Aid in 36 African Countries: Insights from Multivariate Time Series Analysis (2014, neutral): “Riddell (2007) argues forcefully that country-based evidence provides the only reliable backdrop against which to judge whether aid works or not.”
Mission Impossible: the European Union and Policy Coherence for Development (2008, background): “This led to a renewed focus by most donors on foreign aid and, in fact, the amount of development assistance increased enormously, from 52 billion in 2000 to 104 billion in 2006 (DAC 2008; see also Riddell 2007).”
A Systematic Review of the Bottom/Base of the Pyramid Literature: Cumulative Evidence and Future Directions (2020, background): “Despite the vast sums of money spent on such programs, we have not seen any long-lasting effects on a general improvement in the lives of the poor (Banae and Yandell 2006; Riddell 2007).”