From Aid to Development

Foreword......Page 5
Acknowledgements......Page 7
Contents......Page 9
1. Introduction......Page 11
By way of introduction …......Page 12
Partners for development......Page 13
Contexts: The persistence of old ideas …......Page 15
DEVELOPMENT – THE “D” IN OECD......Page 21
What this book is about …......Page 22
2. The persistence of poverty......Page 25
By way of introduction …......Page 26
Why are some countries still poor?......Page 27
What are GDP and GNI?......Page 30
Who benefits from economic growth?......Page 32
What is the development challenge?......Page 35
Special section: The Millennium Development Goals......Page 37
Proportion of people living on less than $1.25 a day,1990 and 2005......Page 38
Proportion of children under age five who are underweight,1990 and 2009......Page 39
Distribution of out-of-school children by region,1999 and 2009......Page 40
Proportion of girls enrolled in primary andsecondary education compared to boys,1998/99 and 2008/09......Page 41
Under-five mortality rate, 1990 and 2010......Page 42
Proportion of deliveries attended by skilled healthpersonnel, around 1990 and around 2009......Page 43
Worldwide number of people newly infected with HIV anddying of AIDS, 1990-2009......Page 44
The drinking water target was met in 2010: Trends in global drinking water coverage, 1991-2010......Page 45
Proportion of developed country imports from developing countries and from the IDCS admitted free of duty, duty-free access and preferential duty-free access,1996-2009......Page 46
3. What is aid?......Page 49
By way of introduction …......Page 50
Is all aid the same?......Page 51
What goes into aid?......Page 53
Who provides aid?......Page 56
Special section: Aid – some numbers......Page 62
How much do governments give?......Page 63
How much of donors’ wealth goes to aid?......Page 64
Where does aid go?......Page 65
What is aid spent on?......Page 66
4. Shifting development goals and motivations......Page 69
By way of introduction …......Page 70
Development co-operation: A brief history......Page 71
50 years.........Page 74
What motivates aid-giving?......Page 79
What are aid’s objectives?......Page 82
5. Are we getting results?......Page 87
By way of introduction …......Page 88
What are the critiques of aid?......Page 89
Does aid promote growth?......Page 91
What does the public think?......Page 96
How is success or failure measured?......Page 99
6. Changing relationships and policies......Page 105
By way of introduction …......Page 106
How can aid be made more effective?......Page 107
What is the impact of corruption on development?......Page 115
CORRUPTION: SUPPLY AND DEMAND......Page 117
What is policy coherence?......Page 119
WHAT IS AID FOR TRADE?......Page 122
7. Governance matters......Page 127
By way of introduction …......Page 128
What is the role of governance?......Page 129
THE ROOTS OF GENDER INEQUALITY......Page 132
Strengthening governance......Page 134
What are fragile states?......Page 136
DAC PRINCIPLES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT......Page 137
How can taxation help development?......Page 139
Hot money......Page 144
WHAT IS THE TASK FORCE ON TAX AND DEVELOPMENT?......Page 146
8. New partners for development......Page 149
By way of introduction …......Page 150
How is the world shifting?......Page 151
WHO WAS ANGUS MADDISON?......Page 152
WHAT CAN AFRICA LEARN FROM CHINA?......Page 155
What is South-South co-operation?......Page 156
Growing slice......Page 157
Who gives what?......Page 159
By way of conclusion …......Page 164
References......Page 168