Arbeitspapier

Politics, policies, and the effectiveness of foreign aid in fragile states

International development cooperation has evolved since the 1960s. The effectiveness of aid is still topical, but studies have not paid adequate attention to the relationship between sectoral aid, politics, institutions, and aid effectiveness in fragile states. Using data from 2002 to 2020, this paper examines the effects of education aid and health aid on education outcomes and health outcomes in fragile states. It uses the Arellano-Bover/Blundell-Bond system generalized method of moments estimator to examine the effect of health aid and education aid on maternal mortality and primary school completion. There is evidence of muted effectiveness of health aid and education aid on health and education outcomes in the face of fragile contexts. There is ample evidence that policies and institutional factors matter for aid effectiveness. Donor support for social sectors in fragile states must be accompanied by support for institution-building and policy formulation processes.

Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-92-9267-360-4

Erschienen in
Series: WIDER Working Paper ; No. 2023/52

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
International Lending and Debt Problems
Foreign Aid
Education and Research Institutions: General
International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations
Thema
aid effectiveness
education aid
health aid
maternal mortality
primary school completion
fragile states

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Ocran, Matthew Kofi
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2023

DOI
doi:10.35188/UNU-WIDER/2023/360-4
Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
20.09.2024, 08:21 MESZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Ocran, Matthew Kofi
  • The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

Entstanden

  • 2023

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