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Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-05-09
Total Pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9264013474
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study assesses the effectiveness of various ways in which food aid can promote food security and poverty alleviation as well as showing that in-kind food aid carries substantial efficiency costs.
Author: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2006-05-31
Total Pages: 132
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication focuses on two key issues relating to food aid development activities: options for ensuring the effectiveness of food aid in seeking to promote food security and poverty alleviation; and the use of local purchases or regionally sourced imports as relatively efficient ways of providing food aid. The study finds that in most circumstances financial aid (in terms of cash) is the preferable way to fund direct distribution of food or to provide budgetary support for general development or project assistance. A context-specific rationale should be required, therefore, for providing imported commodity aid rather than financial aid.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2007-05-09
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 9264031200
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis report draws on key findings and recommendations emerging from available donor evaluation reports, assesses factors that have contributed to the success (or failure) of past programmes, and provides guidance for enhancing the effectiveness and impact of future trade-related assistance.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-04-18
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9264022015
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese conference proceedings explore why policy coherence is important, how it affects global agricultural trade, and whether it can help reduce poverty and hunger.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-06-08
Total Pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9264023895
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt a time when agriculture is no longer the dominant sector in rural economies in OECD countries, this study examines the advantages of developing coherence between agricultural and rural development policies.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-06-14
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 9264022104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy giving numerous examples of practical approaches, this publication shows that there are various ways for donor agencies to take human rights more systematically into account – in accordance with their respective mandates, modes of engagement and comparative advantage.
Author: Déborah Barros Leal Farias
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-06-13
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1351111779
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe question of why countries give aid and assistance to other countries has long been a topic of debate- is it altruism, or selfishness? The assumption is sometimes made that donors from developing countries might be more motivated by altruism than ‘traditional’ western donors. This book demonstrates that on the contrary, the provision of development assistance can be used to serve national interests, allowing so-called ‘emerging’ donors to gain soft power in the international sphere by improving their image and global influence. Technical cooperation, or the transfer of knowledge, is an area of particular interest, as it can enable donors to position themselves as a global leader in a given field, with a unique set of skills and expertise in a knowledge area. This book uses the Brazilian case to demonstrate how a country such as Brazil can seek power and influence by providing no-strings-attached technical assistance. The empirical analysis unpicks the motivations behind development assistance, and how it can be used as a foreign policy tool. In doing so, the book sheds light upon the similarities and variations in the provision of technical cooperation as a foreign policy tool by China, India, and Brazil. This book will be of interest to researchers of International Development, South-South Cooperation, International Relations, and those working on Brazil specifically.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2006-03-29
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 926402395X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAt a time when millions of people in developing countries depend of fisheries for their livelihoods and nutrition and with most fisheries being over or fully exploited, this book examines the interface between development and fisheries policy.
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2007-02-16
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9264024786
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFocusing on pro-poor growth and income poverty, Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Policy Guidance for Donors identifies binding constraints and offers policies and strategies to address them.
Author: Annamaria La Chimia
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2014-07-18
Total Pages: 594
ISBN-13: 1782251626
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is the first legal treatment of tied aid and examines in detail the compatibility of tied aid with EU and WTO law. The workings of the aid projects and aid procurement systems of donor countries granting bilateral aid are fully examined through case studies from the UK, Italy, the EU and the US. Tied aid refers to aid granted to developing countries on condition that goods and services for the aid-financed projects are purchased from the donor country only. The recipient country, in order to receive the grant or the loan, has no other choice but to fulfil the condition imposed by the donor. Economists have shown that tying aid undermines the effectiveness of aid. It leads to higher costs paid for the goods and services purchased and the distortion of the nature of the aid. Further, tying frustrates the potential of aid to foster trade between developing countries - in many of these countries public bodies and, in particular, aid-financed projects are major potential outlets for trade between neighbouring states. The importance of tied aid has been pointed out in economic literature but there is surprisingly little written on the legal aspects of tied aid practices and this book seeks to fill this major gap in the literature. The book is of interest to academics in the field of EU and WTO law, NGOs and practitioners working both in the field of public procurement and development policies.
