Using a new dataset for 41 German non-governmental organizations (NGOs), we analyze the allocation of NGO aid across …

There is a widespread view that political criteria have received less emphasis in aid allocation since the end of the … effectiveness is attributed to this shift. A reasonably large literature on aid allocation supports this view: a number of … allocation. This paper argues that the shift is not as significant as commonly thought. It points to a number of methodological …

This paper summarises research on aid allocation and effectiveness, highlighting the current findings of recent … research on aid allocation to fragile states. Fragile states are defined by the donor community as those with either critically … of research and analysis on how aid should and is being allocated across all developing countries. Various aid allocation …

Using a new dataset for 41 German non-governmental organizations (NGOs), we analyze the allocation of NGO aid across …

Focusing on seven bilateral donors over a 25 year period, the paper answers 4 questions related to aid allocation … practice. Questions one and two examine allocation differences between donors and time periods. Questions three and four relate … of four factors that influence aid allocation: poverty, policy, proximity and population. The results reaffirm findings …

aid allocation is conducive to achieving more specific MDGs such as all children completing a full course of primary ….g., the fight against HIV/AIDS, have shaped the allocation of aid, the sector-specific results reveal that with respect to … other MDGs, most notably primary education, there is a considerable gap between donor rhetoric and actual aid allocation …