Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/80994 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
WIDER Working Paper No. 2012/24
Publisher: 
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki
Abstract: 
Most rich countries developed without aid, and this 'self-development' has some intrinsic advantages. In today's massively unequal world, however, such an approach would imply very low levels of human development for several generations for many poor countries. Aid can therefore usefully be thought of as a necessary but 'second-best option'. The challenge then is how to manage this second-best option, particularly in the more aid-dependent states and the more fragile environments, in order to achieve sustainable results. The study examines seven problems that can limit the effectiveness of aid, and suggests possible ways of tackling them.
Subjects: 
aid
aid effectiveness
development
JEL: 
F35
ISBN: 
978-92-9230-487-4
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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