A vast literature evaluates the effectiveness of development aid, often reaching sobering
conclusions. We argue that a key shortcoming of this literature is the focus on a narrow …

We examine the idea that aid and foreign direct investment (FDI) are complementary
sources of foreign capital. We argue that the relationship between aid and FDI is …

The notable increases in funding from various donors for health over the past several years
have made examining the effectiveness of aid all the more important. We examine the extent …

Abstract Development statistics estimate that three quarters of the poor live in rural areas
and most of them depend on agriculture and related activities for their livelihood …

Following the aid disbursements, if the total government spending increases less than the
total amount of foreign aid in the recipient developing economies, foreign aid is presumed to …

Abstract Contemporary United Nations (UN) peacekeeping deployments commonly pursue
both security and economic objectives, but the existing scholarly literature contains hardly …

This paper adopts a new approach to the issue of foreign aid fungibility. Unlike most existing
empirical studies, I employ panel data that contain information on the specific purposes for …

Money is the most common medium of exchange and plays an important role in our daily
life. However, current literature has not yet specifically touched on the influence of money …

This paper investigates the impact of foreign capital (foreign direct investment and foreign
aid) on poverty reduction and food security in the case of 50 developing countries over the …

We analyse, both theoretically and empirically, the growth effects associated with two
components of volatile foreign financial assistance:'directly productive'(or 'tied') aid and …