Drawing on a database of more than one hundred anti-poverty interventions in 47 countries, this report provides a general review of experiences with methods used to target interventions in transition and developing countries. Written for policymakers and program managers in developing countries,...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Targeting: An Overview -- The Benefits of Targeting -- The Costs of Targeting -- Measuring Targeting Performance -- Classifying Targeting Methods -- 3. The International Evidence on Targeting...

In this paper, we examine the determinants of the allocation of Canadian bilateral aid over the period 1984-2000. We draw on models of donor behaviour that allow us to incorporate humanitarian, commercial and political considerations - the 'trinity of mixed motives' - that affect Canadian aid....