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Anti-corruption poster, Liberia, 2004 (wikimedia commons/Geneva52)

Aid Effectiveness

Aid is about making people's lives somewhat better. In theory more money should be able to help more people. In reality, however, this is not always the case. The impact of aid depends vitally on how it is implemented. Large sums of money continue to be lost due to corruption and ineffectiveness, for example.

 

Articles

A. Williams

The Effectiveness of Development Aid Policy Regarding Corruption

J. Benöhr

Combating Corruption in Development Aid in Africa

B. Cooksey

Aid, Governance and Corruption Control in Tanzania

M. Zeidler

Whose Aid Is It Anyway? A Recent Oxfam Study