When Money Doesn’t Help
February 6, 2006
Two new working papers examine problems with aid delivery. In An Aid-Institutions Paradox, Todd Moss, Gunilla Pettersson, and Nicolas van de Walle show how aid can undermine institutional development, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Aid Project Proliferation and Absorptive Capacity, by David Roodman, uses a mathematical model to show how the marginal utility of aid can decline as aid increases and projects proliferate. Both papers suggest possible solutions.
Related Expert(s)
David Roodman
Nicolas van de Walle
Todd Moss
© 2005 Center for Global Development.
February 6, 2006
Two new working papers examine problems with aid delivery. In An Aid-Institutions Paradox, Todd Moss, Gunilla Pettersson, and Nicolas van de Walle show how aid can undermine institutional development, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. Aid Project Proliferation and Absorptive Capacity, by David Roodman, uses a mathematical model to show how the marginal utility of aid can decline as aid increases and projects proliferate. Both papers suggest possible solutions.
Related Expert(s)
David Roodman
Nicolas van de Walle
Todd Moss
© 2005 Center for Global Development.
