Is the distribution of foreign aid MDG-sensitive?
2012
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SymboleST/ESA/2012/DWP/111
TitreIs the distribution of foreign aid MDG-sensitive?
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Résumé
This paper examines whether Official Development Assistance (ODA) is disproportionately allocated to countries that need to make the most progress on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). We expect MDG-sensitive distribution of foreign aid - or a good donor-recipient match - to be guided by the principles of the Global Partnership for Development. When we apply the MDG-sensitivity criteria for aid allocation, the results indicate that ODA allocation since the Millennium Declaration has become more MDG-sensitive - ODA is given to countries that need it most. While such trends in aid disbursements are commendable, total aid flows, however, fall short of promised levels.
Data -- Measuring aid allocation -- Methodology -- Correlation analysis -- Graphical analysis -- Concentration curves -- The results : The MDG score index and flows -- Correlation analysis -- Graphical analysis -- Aid concentration -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. MDG goals, targets and indicators -- Appendix B. MDG score indexes -- Appendix C. Pearson pairwise correlation of aid allocation and MDG score index.
Data -- Measuring aid allocation -- Methodology -- Correlation analysis -- Graphical analysis -- Concentration curves -- The results : The MDG score index and flows -- Correlation analysis -- Graphical analysis -- Aid concentration -- Conclusion -- Appendix A. MDG goals, targets and indicators -- Appendix B. MDG score indexes -- Appendix C. Pearson pairwise correlation of aid allocation and MDG score index.
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Date[New York] : UN, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Feb. 2012
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23 p. : graphs, tables
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 22).