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Coordination Failure in Foreign Aid

The author analyzes the allocation of foreign aid to various sectors in a recipient developing country. Donors tend to favor social sectors over other public expenditure programs. Due to incomplete information, donors may concentrate too much on pr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Halonen-Akatwijuka, Maija
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
FOREIGN AID
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT AID
SOCIAL SECTOR
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES
DONORS
ECONOMIC SECTORS
BUDGET MANAGEMENT
FUNGIBILITY DISEASES
DONATIONS
DONOR COUNTRY
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
EQUILIBRIUM
EXTERNALITIES
EXTREME POVERTY
GENDER
HEALTH SECTOR
HUNGER
INCOME
INFORMATION PROBLEMS
MALARIA
MORTALITY
PARTNERSHIP
PRIVATE INFORMATION
PUBLIC GOODS
TRANSACTION COSTS
UTILITY FUNCTIONS
NGO
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/02/3585322/coordination-failure-foreign-aid
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14305

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