Alongside the member countries of the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC), many other countries provide assistance to developing nations. These can be grouped into three categories: emerging donors, providers of South-South co-operation and Arab donors. Together, they accounted for...

“Ownership” makes aid work better when recipients can choose between policy options. Governments need to encourage home-grown development strategies and free local policy debates. Policy conditions on aid don’t work.

L’« appropriation » rend l’aide plus efficace en élargissant les options politiques de ses bénéficiaires. Les gouvernements doivent encourager l’élaboration de stratégies de développement et l’organisation de débats au niveau local. La conditionnalité est un échec.