Conditionality in the Agency for International Development's Economic Assistance Programs in Six Countries. A Study

摘要

The paper covers conditionality in AID project and program assistance in six countries. The DA projects studied generally do not contain extensive policy-related conditionality. Only 6 of the 19 DA projects studied required the recipient governments to take policy actions as conditions precedent or covenants. Three of these six projects are in Bangladesh where AID is a relatively large donor, and where policy dialogue is not affected by overriding U.S. security concerns. Since Bangladesh does not receive ESF assistance, DA and P.L. 480 are the primary vehicles for policy reform. Of the three other projects containing conditionality--one in Honduras and two in Sudan--two focus on sectoral policy and the third focuses on trade policy. Also, in the countries in which AID did not use conditionality extensively in project assistance--Costa Rica, Honduras, Sudan--AID has significant ESF programs in which conditionality is an integral part.