Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/2838 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of international Economic Studies [ISSN:] 1598-2769 [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 1 [Publisher:] Korea Institute for International Economic Policy [Place:] Seoul [Year:] 2002 [Pages:] 87-111
Publisher: 
Korea Institute for International Economic Policy, Seoul
Abstract: 
In a report presented at the UN Conference on Financing for Development in March 2002, the World Bank claims that the effectiveness of its financial aid has improved substantially by targeting aid at poor developing countries pursuing sound economic policies. This paper argues that the World Bank's success story rests on a weak empirical foundation. The evidence does not support the view that poverty concerns and policy assessments dominated the distribution of World Bank financing in the 1990s. We conclude that the task of improving the allocation of aid is far from being accomplished. Finally, we discuss some implications of our findings for the future role of the World Bank in development financing.
Subjects: 
financial aid
World Bank
International Development Association
JEL: 
F35
Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Manuscript Version (Preprint)

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