How Much Aid is Used for Poverty Reduction
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11470745 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Howard White (0000-0002-6298-0310, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-99 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | IDS Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0265-5012 • E-ISSN: 1759-5436 |
| Publisher | Institute of Development Studies (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1759-5436.1996.mp27001008.x |
| OpenAlex | W2029465146 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 9 |
Summaries Poverty reduction is a stated priority objective of many aid donors. So how much aid is directly targeted toward meeting this objective? In fact, this question proves difficult to answer. Three possible measurement techniques are discussed – the project, sector and country approaches – and the results obtained from these techniques compared. It is found that only around 15 per cent of total aid is directly poverty?oriented
Aid effectiveness · Commons · Developing country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Livelihood · OpenAccess · Political science · Poverty · Poverty reduction · Public economics · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · International Development and Aid · Mathematics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
| Citations per year | 0.2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2015 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |