The Fragmentation of Aid: Concepts, Measurements and Implications for Development Cooperation

Front Matter....Pages i-xxvi
Fragmentation: A Key Concept for Development Cooperation....Pages 1-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Measuring Fragmentation: The Financial Significance of Aid Relations....Pages 21-32
Measuring Cross-Country Proliferation: Towards a New Non-proliferation Treaty?....Pages 33-44
A Composite Index of Aid Fragmentation....Pages 45-59
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
Bilateral Donor Bureaucracies and Development Cooperation Pluralism....Pages 63-77
Fragmentation’s Losers: Who Are the Aid Orphans?....Pages 79-91
Fragmenting Aid or a Platform for Pluralism? The Case of ‘Vertical Funds’....Pages 93-106
EU Engagement in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Countries: Comprehensive Policy, Fragmented Operations....Pages 107-120
South-South Cooperation and Fragmentation: A Non-issue?....Pages 121-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
The Age of Choice: Developing Countries in the New Aid Landscape....Pages 137-151
Aid Fragmentation and Donor Coordination in Uganda: A District-Level Analysis....Pages 153-164
Aid Fragmentation and Effectiveness for Infant and Child Mortality and Primary School Completion....Pages 165-184
The Implications of Multi-bi Financing for Multilateral Agencies: The Example of the World Bank....Pages 185-198
Diversification in Practice: How Fragmented Aid Affects Renewable Energy Support in the Philippines....Pages 199-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Managing Diversity: A Partner Country Perspective....Pages 217-229
One Recipe for Many Cooks? Multi-actor Coordination in Post-conflict Countries: Benefits and Risks....Pages 231-245
The United Nations in Development: Confronting Fragmentation?....Pages 247-260
How Serious Is the EU on Aid Fragmentation?....Pages 261-275
Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Reducing Fragmentation: Coordination in European Aid....Pages 277-294
Aid Fragmentation and Coherence: Is a More Integrated Approach the Answer to Canadian Aid Effectiveness?....Pages 295-309
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Afterword—Fragmentation: A Challenge of Leadership....Pages 311-314
Back Matter....Pages 315-359