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Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Sundberg & Gelb |
Making Aid Work Aid in the past was often guided by geopolitical considerations linked to the interests of donor countries rather than by development objectives. But the end of the cold war and progress toward a new aid architecture should make aid more effective in Africa.   |
Reason
October 2005
Ronald Bailey |
Data: Aiding and Indebting Despite the push to give to sub-Saharan African economies, evidence that aid boosts economic development is hard to come by. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Schieber et al. |
Getting Real on Health Financing Unless the efficiency of the global aid architecture is improved and countries enhance their ability to put aid to good use, the massive investment in health that is currently taking place will not deliver the improvement in the health of the poor that everybody is striving for. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Stefano Curto |
Changing Aid Landscape Despite donors' commitments to scale up aid in line with the 2002 Monterrey Consensus and the 2005 Gleneagles Declaration, the response has been mixed. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Deutscher & Fyson |
Improving the Effectiveness of Aid A proliferation of donors and projects has made the governance of aid more problematic. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Peter S. Heller & Sanjeev Gupta |
Challenges in Expanding Aid Flows The international community is calling for an increase in foreign development aid to 0.7 percent of industrial country GNP from 0.24 percent of GNP at present. But a large increase in aid flows could pose a number of challenges for the poorest countries. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Radelet et al. |
Aid and Growth Although the impact of aid on economic growth diminishes as aid increases, in countries with stronger institutions or better health, more aid can be absorbed effectively. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2005
Jamison & Radelet |
Making Aid Smarter How donor support for primary education can be made more effective. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Sharpe, Wood & Wratten |
U.K.: More Country Ownership A country-led approach, in which the governments of developing countries themselves define and lead the poverty reduction agenda, is the key to improving aid effectiveness. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Celasun & Walliser |
Managing Aid Surprises Countries cannot make full use of aid when it is unpredictable |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2007
Bourguignon & Sundberg |
Aid Can Work The effectiveness of aid remains a highly controversial issue for economists and development practitioners. However, aid effectiveness is getting better, even though it is tough to prove. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Berg & Qureshi |
The MDGs: Building Momentum A big push on aid is not the sole answer. International development policy needs to move beyond aid and aim for actions that, together with stronger reforms in developing countries, cohere into a broader big push. |
IDB America
August 2007
Andrew Powell |
Tough Love: The Key to Foreign Aid Effectiveness Why is economic aid to allies less effective than aid to countries that are indifferent if not hostile to their donors' foreign policies? |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Elaine Venter |
Point of View: A Work in Progress The Paris Declaration renews focus on aid reform but is still donor-centric |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Bulir & Lane |
Managing the Fiscal Impact of Aid Poor countries must find better ways to manage spending in the face of volatile and unpredictable aid flows. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Peter S. Heller |
Making AID Work An unlikely alliance of rock stars, politicians, and grassroots activists has put the issue of combating poverty at the forefront of global policymaking. Scaling up aid flows is just the start of a complex set of decisions and tough choices. |
Reason
Aug/Sep 2009
Michael C. Moynihan |
The Failure of African Aid Western aid to Africa has made poor countries poorer, retarded their economic growth, and entrenched despotic regimes, argues the Zambian-born economist Dambisa Moyo in her new book Dead Aid. |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
From the Editor With food and oil prices touching record highs and global growth slowing, low-income countries are facing difficulties making it even more critical for advanced economies and other donors to live up to their commitments on aid levels. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Raghuram Rajan |
Aid and Growth: The Policy Challenge The best way to get the poor in low-income countries out of poverty is to strengthen economic growth in those countries. But we need more than aid to break the cycle of poverty. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2007
Ulrich Jacoby |
Getting Together China is itself a developing country, but it is also fast becoming a major player in the development of sub-Saharan Africa. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2006
Bio-Tchane & Christensen |
Right Time for Africa Africa needs to build on its recent success to catch up. A forward-looking reform agenda should aim to maintain macroeconomic stability, improve the business climate, promote trade, and, most important, strengthen fiscal institutions. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Basil P. Mramba |
Tanzania: 'Smart' Partnerships A clear national development vision upon which donor support can be anchored is critical for ensuring that aid is well used. |
Finance & Development
March 2006 |
Letters to the Editor Aid recipients must be more accountable... Why not limit new borrowing?... Redesigning aid... |
The Motley Fool
October 13, 2006 |
The ABCs of the FAFSA If college payments are in your near future, it's time to learn about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
In Brief Spending on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)... Investing in renewable energy... |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Eifert & Gelb |
Coping with Aid Volatility Aid may become even more unpredictable, but there are ways to tackle the problem. To improve aid predictability, donors must lengthen funding horizons, and the annual review and programming cycle must be strengthened at the country level. |
Wired
October 2009
Douglas McGray |
Dambisa Moyo: Cut Off Aid to Africa Dambisa Moyo is telling the world that in order to save Africa, we need to stop giving them financial aid. |
Finance & Development
September 2007 |
Letters to the Editor The dark side of aid... Stop misusing PPP calculations... Make antiretroviral drugs available to all... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Maureen Lewis |
A War Chest for Fighting HIV/AIDS With billions of dollars mobilized, the challenge is how to spend the money wisely in the fight against the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Arora & Vamvakidis |
Economic Spillovers Exploring the impact trading partners have on each other's growth. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2005
Birger Fredriksen |
Keeping the Promise What is holding up achieving primary education for all African children? |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Aiyar et al. |
The Macroeconomic Challenge of More Aid Here is an analysis of five African countries that received big increases in aid. Their experiences offer useful lessons on an international level in scaling up aid to well-performing poor countries. |
Finance & Development
March 2008
Wang & Bio-Tchane |
Africa's Burgeoning Ties with China Africa and China have been trading partners for centuries. But in recent years, the level and intensity of their relationship have increased dramatically. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
College Financial Aid 101 Apply for your financial aid now if your budding scholar will be headed to college this fall. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Bio-Tchane & Yehoue |
Africa's Missing Ingredients How international economic aid can be better directed to entrench development in sub-Saharan Africa. |
Finance & Development
December 2011
Antoinette Sayeh |
The Quality of Growth The questions that continually nag at me concern the quality of this growth in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, is it inclusive -- are the poor and the young benefiting -- and is it sustainable? |
Finance & Development
September 2008 |
Dialogue Box F&D asked a number of opinion leaders around the world to answer the question, What's the single thing most likely to double living standards in poor countries over the next decade? |
Registered Rep.
January 21, 2005
Anne Field |
Time Running Out to Apply for College Financial Aid Many parents of college-age children are scrambling to complete their financial aid applications. Financial advisors suggest that clients should apply even it they don't, at first glance, seem to be eligible for aid. |
Registered Rep.
May 25, 2011
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Aid Checklist for Grandparents Seven tips that will allow grandparents to safely contribute to their grandkids' college education. |
BusinessWeek
December 26, 2005
Guy Pfeffermann |
Give Africa's B-Schools A Boost Africa's aid donors can relieve a critical shortage of skilled managers. |
Finance & Development
September 2010 |
Half Empty or Half Full Does aid work? The net impact of aid surges depends on country-specific factors. |
| Parameters |
Unintended Alliance: The Co-option of Humanitarian Aid in Conflicts Despite being widely known, the utilization of the humanitarian aid system as a logistical support system for war is one of the most overlooked constituent tactics of modern warfare. |
Finance & Development
September 2009 |
Book Reviews Books of economic interest: Dead Aid: Why Aid Is Not Working and How There Is a Better Way for Africa, by Dambisa Moyo... Successes of the International Monetary Fund: Untold Stories of Cooperation at Work, by Michael A. Clemens... more... |
Registered Rep.
April 27, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College Savings Don't Hurt Chances For Financial Aid Clients will be in a far better position and enjoy more college options if they've saved for their child's college education. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool
June 21, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Rite Aid Revival? Will tomorrow's earnings news make it three bad quarters in a row for the retail pharmacy? Investors, take note. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Gupta & Tareq |
Mobilizing Revenue Strengthening domestic revenue bases is key to creating fiscal space for Africa's developmental needs |
Finance & Development
June 2009
Donald Kaberuka |
Straight Talk: Start This Engine Africa's policymakers should prepare for global recovery by priming their private sectors. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Andrews et al. |
Ethiopia: Scaling Up Assessing the impact of a dramatic increase in aid on one of Africa's poorest countries. |
The Motley Fool
February 13, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Get Ready, Get Set for Financial Aid: Part 2 A peek into how schools determine your financial aid package. |
