The institutional economics of foreign aid
By: Bertin Martens ... [et al.] ; with a foreword by Elinor Ostrom
Contributors: Martens, Bertin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Economic assistance
Description: "This book is about the institutions, incentives and constraints that guide the behaviour of people and organizations involved in the implementation of foreign aid programmes. While traditional performance studies tend to focus almost exclusively on policies and institutions in recipient countries, the book looks at incentives in the entire chain of organizations involved in the delivery of foreign aid, from donor governments and agencies to consultants, experts and other intermediaries. Four aspects of foreign aid delivery are examined in detail: incentives inside donor agencies, the interaction of subcontractors with recipient organizations, incentives inside recipient country institutions, and biases in aid performance monitoring systems."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index