The institutional economics of foreign aid / Bertin Martens [and others] ; with a foreword by Elinor Ostrom.

Analyses the institutions that guide the behaviour of people involved in the implementation of foreign aid programmes and how this affects effectiveness of aid in recipient countries. Drawing on the literature of institutional and organisational economics, the book explores the informational problem...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Martens, Bertin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Foreword; 1 Introduction; 2 Conflicts of objectives and task allocation in aid agencies; 3 The interactions of donors, contractors, and recipients in implementing aid for institutional reform; 4 Embedding externally induced institutional reforms; 5 The role of evaluation in foreign aid programmes; 6 Some policy conclusions regarding the organisations involved in foreign aid; Index.