Aid: the drama, the fiction, and does it work?

A (Arjan) de Haan

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Abstract

The international community is under increased pressure to show results from the money invested through aid agencies. While support for international development has been large, there has also been a forceful critique. This paper argues that much of the public debate tends to be counter-productive, as it takes insufficient account of the diversity of aid motives, agencies, modalities, and problems addressed. Critical to the debate on aid, in my view, is to focus on the accountability towards both the funders and recipients of aid, and the international community needs to ensure strengthened accountability – rather than producing “results” – enables increased space for the development of developmental social contracts.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationThe Hague
PublisherInternational Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
Number of pages27
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2009

Publication series

SeriesISS working papers series. General series
Volume488

Bibliographical note

ISSN 0921-0210
http://hdl.handle.net/1765/18705

Series

  • ISS Working Paper-General Series

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