This report examines Arab aid flows and aid policies, and contrasts them with the broad picture of Western practice in these areas. The lack ...

Or isn't it? Do aid efforts to reduce child mortality actually work? Do projects aimed at female empowerment lead to less violence against women?

The question of foreign aid's impact on economic growth and development is highly controversial and excites polarised opinions. In this seminar Professor Tarp will provide a balanced overview of the academic literature that has evaluated the effectiveness of aid across countries. Focus will be on the aggregate impact of aid; that is, its effect on country-wide indicators, putting both recent and past literature and insights in perspective.

The Occupied Palestinian Territories is one of the world’s most aid-dependent countries. Despite overall levels of aid falling since 2009, ...

Ethiopian authorities are tightening the grip on political opponents, the Muslim minority and the media. Human Rights Watch describes the situation as alarming. The majority party in the soon to be Norwegian government has signaled cuts in aid to countries that do not respect human rights. Will they sacrifice Norwegian-Ethiopian relations on the altar of human rights?

From 1978 to 1996 a close link existed between one of Tanzania’s least developed regions and Norway. Norway provided aid to the tune of ...

This paper examines Arab aid flows and aid policies, and contrasts them with the broad picture of Western practice. Most Arab bilateral aid ...

Despite the importance attached to conditionality by the donors, and the fact that aid is a crucial income source for the recipient, it is found ...

The introduction of ‘new' aid modalities - and in particular general budget support - has increased the interest in the relationship between ...

Norwegian aid projects have not been designed or implemented in a way that makes it possible to evaluate them, concludes a recent study of the Norwegian Aid Administration.

The European Union needs to develop a coherent strategy and invest in tackling corruption outside its own neighbourhood.

Leaders of the world community have committed themselves to providing development assistance on a scale and in a form that enables developing ...

This book offers fresh perspectives on the current aid effectiveness and aid relationship debates by focusing on the issue of ownership.  ...

This evaluation was commissioned jointly by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Swedish International Development ...

This evaluation was commissioned jointly by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and the Swedish International Development ...

This desk study was commissioned by NORAD to review recent literature on socio-economic consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan ...

Foreign aid contributes to about 10% of gross domestic product of developing countries. To distribute aid in recipient countries, Western donors ...

This report assesses the aid that was given in support of transitional justice processes in Rwanda and Guatemala between 1995 and 2005. The ...

When donors enforce conditionality upon recipients who do not implement the conditions, companies can suffer from cancellation of their contracts ...

When donors enforce conditionality upon recipients who do not implement the conditions, companies can suffer from cancellation of their contracts ...