A number of proposals today support a substantial increase in foreign aid levels to sub-
Saharan Africa even though this region already receives a historically unprecedented …

Why do some societies manage to control corruption so that it manifests itself only
occasionally, while other societies remain systemically corrupt? This book is about how …

This book suggests a new explanation for why international peace interventions often fail to
reach their full potential. Based on several years of ethnographic research in conflict zones …

The global debate over who should take action to address climate change is extremely
precarious, as diametrically opposed perceptions of climate justice threaten the prospects …

In this month's 2010: Year of the Lung series, readers are privileged to have the views of two
groups of experts from different parts of the world who agree that extreme poverty and all its …

Donors and governments are increasingly calling for more collaborative relationships
between humanitarian organizations (HOs), to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of …

Discussions on the politics of Chinese engagement with African development have been
marked by increasing concern over Chinese use of aid in exchange for preferential energy …

In a book full of directly applicable lessons for policymakers, Haley J. Swedlund explores
why foreign aid is delivered in different ways at different times, and why various approaches …

The paper, building on the authors' previous analysis, examines the relative volatility of aid
flows into developing countries and their domestic revenue, using new data, and three …

The problem of the proliferation of the number of aid donors and aid channels continues to
worsen. It is widely and plausibly believed that this significantly reduces the value of aid by …