Provides analysis of how the field of international aid is changing with new approaches necessary because of new actors providing assistance, including middle-income countries, private philanthropists, and the private sector, and new challenges, including climate change and the large number of...

Until recently, most aid from rich to poor countries was transmitted through official bilateral and multilateral channels. But the rapid growth in private development aid from foundations, charities, and philanthropic individuals raises a host of questions regarding the allocation of aid and its...

Assesses the successes and failures of foreign aid programs, with an overview and examination of joint aid strategies, information systems, and lessons learned by experts from Brookings Institution and World Bank, with case studies from scholars and practitioners who reside in the recipient...

The Imperative of Development highlights the research and policy analysis produced by the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings. The Center, which operated from 2006 to 2011, was the first home at Brookings for research on international development. It sought to help identify effective...

Delivering aid differently was written at a time when the future of foreign aid is being fiercely debated. The book includes an overview; case studies of Aceh/Indonesia, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, and Tajikistan; and thematic chapters on joint assistance strategies, information...

Flows of official development assistance (ODA) to recipient countries have been highly volatile and this reduces their value. At the macro level, empirical evidence suggests that volatile ODA can negatively impact growth through several channels. At the micro level, volatility can affect fiscal...

This note provides background data and analysis on what has been happening to aid flows and the resulting change in aid architecture. It is based on data taken from the OECD/DAC and on a review of the literature.Key numbers on development assistance trends:* Net official development assistance...