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Aid Project Proliferation and Absorptive Capacity

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Much public discussion about foreign aid has focused on whether and how to increase its quantity. But recently aid quality has come to the fore, by which is meant the efficiency of the aid delivery process. This paper focuses on one process problem, the proliferation of aid projects and the associated administrative burden for recipients.

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  • David Roodman, 2006. "Aid Project Proliferation and Absorptive Capacity," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2006-04, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    Keywords

    Economic assistance and foreign aid; Economic development projects; International agencies; Public administration;
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    JEL classification:

    • F35 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Foreign Aid
    • O20 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - General

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