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Impact of Sectoral Allocation of Foreign Aid on Gender equity and Human Development

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  • Lynda Pickbourn
  • Léonce Ndikumana

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While developing countries have made some progress in achieving human development since the turn of the century, many are still lagging behind in important human development goals such as education, health, nutrition and access to clean drinking water and improved sanitation. Moreover, gender equity remains a major challenge in most countries.

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  • Lynda Pickbourn & Léonce Ndikumana, 2013. "Impact of Sectoral Allocation of Foreign Aid on Gender equity and Human Development," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-066, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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