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Development and Climate Aid to Africa:Comparing Aid Allocation Models for Different Aid Flows
Title / Series / Name
Africa Spectrum
Publication Volume
54
Publication Issue
3
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Africa
aid allocation
climate aid
development aid
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Cultural Studies
Development
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
SDG 1 - No Poverty
aid allocation
climate aid
development aid
HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform
Cultural Studies
Development
Sociology and Political Science
Political Science and International Relations
SDG 1 - No Poverty
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/28366
Abstract
This article examines the role different aid allocation models play not only for conventional development aid but also for two new financial flows, adaptation and mitigation aid. We first test the three models proposed in the literature – recipient need, recipient merit, and donor interests – using the latest available aid data and compare our results with findings of older studies on Africa, and with studies on aid allocation on a global scale. We find that the recipient merit model in more recent years no longer plays a role for development aid allocation in Africa, in line with findings reported globally. In contrast to such global studies, the logic of the donor interest model does not seem to dominate over the recipient need model in the African context, as both are of equal importance for aid allocation decisions. Finally, additionality seems to play a lesser role in Africa than globally.
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Journal article
Date
2020-01-17
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Identifiers
10.1177/0002039720905598