The Quality of Aid

Measuring Trends in Donor Performance

Bibliographic Data

ID3884044
AuthorsHoward White (0000-0002-6298-0310, The Hague University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author), Lois Woestman (The Hague University of Applied Sciences, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume25
Issue3
Pages527-554
Publication date1994-07-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment and Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0012-155X • E-ISSN: 1467-7660
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-7660.1994.tb00525.x
OpenAlexW1816858528
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited13

Donor performance can be quantified in four ways: (1) by the amount of aid given; (2) the terms and conditions under which it is given; (3) the extent to which it is tied; and (4) by its allocation to recipients. The way in which each of these criteria can be used to measure donor performance is discussed. The evolution of international guidelines by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD for each performance criteria and actual donor performance in these areas are also addressed. Finally, these four aspects are brought together into a single performance indicator by means of 'aid diamonds

Aid effectiveness · Business · Data mining · Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental economics · Measure (data warehouse) · Operations management · Operations research · Process management · Quality (philosophy) · Computer Science · Engineering · Global Maternal and Child Health · International Development and Aid · Religion, Society, and Development

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