From Aid to Development [electronic resource].
Publishing, OECD.
Keeley, BrianContributor
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2012.
The balance of economic power is shifting. Countries that were once poor are becoming economic powerhouses. Yet poverty persists worldwide, depriving billions of people of basic necessities and the prospects of creating a better life. How are we responding to this challenge? This book explores the multi-faceted world of aid and development co-operation - a range of global, and sometimes contested, efforts aimed at reducing the impact of poverty. It traces the history of these efforts, explains where they come from and where they are going, and asks whether they are achieving as much as they co
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Foreword; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1. Introduction; By way of introduction ...; Partners for development; Contexts: The persistence of old ideas ...; DEVELOPMENT - THE "D" IN OECD; What this book is about ...; 2. The persistence of poverty; By way of introduction ...; Why are some countries still poor?; What are GDP and GNI?; Who benefits from economic growth?; What is the development challenge?; Special section: The Millennium Development Goals; GOAL 1: ERADICATE POVERTY AND HUNGER; Proportion of people living on less than 1.25 a day,1990 and 2005
Proportion of children under age five who are underweight,1990 and 2009GOAL 2: UNIVERSAL EDUCATION; Distribution of out-of-school children by region,1999 and 2009; GOAL 3: GENDER EQUALITY; Proportion of girls enrolled in primary andsecondary education compared to boys,1998/99 and 2008/09; GOAL 4: CHILD HEALTH; Under-five mortality rate, 1990 and 2010; GOAL 5: MATERNAL HEALTH; Proportion of deliveries attended by skilled healthpersonnel, around 1990 and around 2009; GOAL 6: COMBAT HIV/AIDS; Worldwide number of people newly infected with HIV anddying of AIDS, 1990-2009
GOAL 7: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYThe drinking water target was met in 2010: Trends in global drinking water coverage, 1991-2010; GOAL 8: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FORDEVELOPMENT; 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; 3. What is aid?; By way of introduction ...; Is all aid the same?; What goes into aid?; Who provides aid?; Special section: Aid - some numbers; How much do governments give?; How much of donors' wealth goes to aid?; Where does aid go?; What is aid spent on?
4. Shifting development goals and motivationsBy way of introduction ...; Development co-operation: A brief history; 50 years...; What motivates aid-giving?; What are aid's objectives?; 5. Are we getting results?; By way of introduction ...; What are the critiques of aid?; Does aid promote growth?; What does the public think?; How is success or failure measured?; 6. Changing relationships and policies; By way of introduction ...; How can aid be made more effective?; What is the impact of corruption on development?; CORRUPTION: SUPPLY AND DEMAND; What is policy coherence?; WHAT IS AID FOR TRADE?
7. Governance mattersBy way of introduction ...; What is the role of governance?; THE ROOTS OF GENDER INEQUALITY; Strengthening governance; What are fragile states?; DAC PRINCIPLES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT; How can taxation help development?; Hot money; WHAT IS THE TASK FORCE ON TAX AND DEVELOPMENT?; 8. New partners for development; By way of introduction ...; How is the world shifting?; WHO WAS ANGUS MADDISON?; WHAT CAN AFRICA LEARN FROM CHINA?; What is South-South co-operation?; Growing slice; Who gives what?; By way of conclusion ...; References
The balance of economic power is shifting. Countries that were once poor are becoming economic powerhouses. Yet poverty persists worldwide, depriving billions of people of basic necessities and the prospects of creating a better life. How are we responding to this challenge? This book explores the multi-faceted world of aid and development co-operation - a range of global, and sometimes contested, efforts aimed at reducing the impact of poverty. It traces the history of these efforts, explains where they come from and where they are going, and asks whether they are achieving as much as they co
Developing countries -- Economic conditions.
Economic assistance -- Developing countries.
Poverty -- International cooperation.
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Economic History
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