Foreign Aid to Education
Recent U.S. Initiatives-Background, Risks, and Prospects
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11258844 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Stephen P Heyneman (0000-0002-0944-1182, Vanderbilt University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-119 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Peabody Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0161-956X • E-ISSN: 1532-7930 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1207/s15327930pje8001_8 |
| OpenAlex | W2083351137 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 13 |
The Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) is a commitment of the United States to raise its grant aid by a factor of 50% over the next 3 years and will result in a $5 billion annual increase over current foreign aid levels. Many other countries and multinational development assistance agencies will be asked to help cofinance this new account, and their participation would augment this original proposal from the United States. The MCA offers the opportunity for a quantum change in the prospects for peace, stability, and the alleviation of poverty. However, will it work? This article suggests that the MCA will work only if it addresses several important dilemmas in the nature of foreign aid conditionality and the terms of reference of foreign aid organizations
Aid effectiveness · Conditionality · Developing country · Development aid · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Work (physics · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · International Development and Aid · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Public Administration
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| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2016 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |