1. Development aid as a policy instrument -- 2. Aid and domestic politics -- 3. Consensus and aid generosity in Denmark -- 4. The cautious humanitarian : aid politics in Switzerland -- 5. The long shadow of the past : aid politics in France -- 6. Fragmentation and micromanagement : US aid...

Why do foreign aid budgets vary across countries and over time? Existing research indicates that the same set of factors shapes commitments toward both domestic and international redistribution. While scholars have acknowledged international normative influences on aid allocations, research on...

There is an urgent need to better understand the role that the use of blended finance in development co-operation can play in achieving the SDGs. By adopting the “Blended Finance Principles for Unlocking Commercial Finance for the SDGs” in 2017, members of the OECD’s Development Assistance...