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 language | English |
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Place of Publication | The Hague |
Publisher | International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) |
Number of pages | 27 |
Publication status | Published - Dec 2009 |
Publication series
Series | ISS working papers series. General series |
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Volume | 488 |
Bibliographical note
ISSN 0921-0210http://hdl.handle.net/1765/18705
Series
- ISS Working Paper-General Series