This paper contributes to a growing body of literature on the political economy of public finance in developing countries. Its main methodological interest is to demonstrate the usability of household-level data to study political economy features of public finances in developing countries that...

The debate on results-based aid (RBA) differs from debates so far in as much as in practice, aid has been mainly inputs and progress-oriented. RBA aims to identify outputs or outcomes that can be measured and quantified, i.e. results that can be directly linked to development activities. The key...

Die Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (EZ) ist Teil eines Systems der internationalen Kooperation, das durch Fragmentierung und Defizite in der Bearbeitung globaler Probleme geprägt ist. Auf der Grundlage des Beyond Aid-Begriffs entwickelt dieser Artikel einen konzeptionellen Rahmen zum Verständnis...

It is rarely possible in practice to draw a clear distinction between bilateral and multilateral aid, as there are overlaps between them and they are often delivered in special forms. Moreover, aid delivered by EU (European Union) institutions differs from multilateral forms of aid. Essentially,...