A lot has been said already about the allocation and efficiency of foreign aid, so coming up with 'new perspectives' is a tall order. This book is a useful combination of predominantly empirical papers that successfully adds to this burgeoning published literature, The most important contribution is the inclusion of the roles of governance, democratisation and equity issues in the analysis of aid effectiveness. The book is separated into two sections, with six chapters considering different aspects of aid allocation and four chapters considering the question of aid effectiveness.
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