scholarly journals The Globalisation of Foreign Aid: Global Influences and the Diffusion of Aid Priorities

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-125
Author(s):  
Liam Swiss
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Bilateral Aid ◽  
2030 Agenda ◽  
Aid Policy

AbstractThis chapter explains why bilateral aid donors often look and act alike, despite distinct national interests and histories—a phenomenon previously identified as “the globalisation of foreign aid”. It identifies processes that drive the similarity of aid actors and the diffusion of aid priorities, contributing to the globalisation of aid. The chapter reflects upon: (1) how the isomorphism of aid institutions and the homogenisation of aid policy represent the effects of these common processes of globalisation; (2) the implications of the globalisation of aid on the 2030 Agenda; and (3) how the globalisation of aid contributes to the “contested cooperation” framework woven through this volume.

Motivations for Bilateral Aid Allocation in Korea: Humanitarian, Commercial, or Diplomatic?

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 180-197
Author(s):  
Bokyeong Park ◽  
Hongshik Lee
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Allocation Rule ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Aid Allocation ◽  
Bilateral Aid ◽  
External Pressures ◽  
Overseas Investment ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Resource Security

This study investigates Korea's motivations for foreign aid allocation, analyzing panel data from over 180 countries for the last 20 years. The results show that Korea's aid allocation reflects both recipient needs and Korea's own national interests but does not consistently consider aid effectiveness. Korean aid is also characterized by its use as an instrument of both summit diplomacy and resource security. In addition, its commercial motivations appear to have shifted over time, from export promotion to overseas investment support. Despite internal and external pressures, there is no obvious evidence that Korea's allocation rule converges with international guidelines that recommend greater consideration of recipient needs and aid effectiveness and less consideration of donor interests.

Reorienting Foreign Aid*

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Blodgett Bermeo
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Aid Effectiveness ◽  
Bilateral Aid ◽  
Development Framework ◽  
Quality Of Governance ◽  
Donor State ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Aid Policy

This chapter applies the theory of targeted development to foreign aid and analyzes bilateral aid allocation from 23 donors to 156 recipient for the period 1973–2012. The targeted development framework predicts that donors will use aid where it can most benefit themselves by decreasing negative spillovers from underdevelopment, and that this concern with spillovers will have grown as globalization has increased. The analysis shows that in the post-2001 period, donors give more aid to nearby countries and to those that are linked to themselves through trade, migration, or historical ties. These countries have an increased likelihood of transmitting spillovers to the donor state. This marks a change from the Cold War period, when non-development considerations were leading determinants of aid policy. The analysis also shows that donors alter the composition of aid based on the quality of governance in a recipient, consistent with an attempt to increase aid effectiveness.

scholarly journals Can One Promote a Delegation of the Bilateral Aid to Multilateral Donors to Improve Foreign Aid Effect on Economic Growth in ECOWAS (Note 1) Countries?

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
W. Jean Marie Kébré
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Bilateral Aid ◽  
Multilateral Aid ◽  
Multilateral Institutions ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Relationship

<p><em>This article analyzes the relationship between external aid and economic growth in the ECOWAS region, with a focus on bilateral and multilateral aid effects. The key idea behind this analysis is an argument of Svensson</em><em> </em><em>(2000)</em><em> that multilateral aid is more effective than bilateral aid because of the high degree of altruism of bilateral donors. He therefore suggested a delegation of bilateral aid to multilateral institutions. To appreciate his suggestion, this analysis used panel data from the 16 ECOWAS countries from the period 1984 to 2014. The results of the estimates, based on the dynamic least squares estimator (DOLS), show a negative effect of foreign aid on economic growth. This negative effect on economic growth persists when the components of aid are introduced into the model. In addition, results highlight that governance is a channel through which foreign aid affect positively economic growth. In these conditions, bilateral aid is more effective on economic growth than multilateral aid. These results about foreign aid received by ECOWAS countries invalidates</em><em> </em><em>Svensson’s</em><em> </em><em>(</em><a title="Svensson, 2000 #5" href="#_ENREF_1"><em>2000</em></a><em>)</em><em> theory. Therefore, a delegation of bilateral aid to multilateral institutions is not relevant because bilateral aid contributes more to economic growth if governance is taken into account.</em></p>

scholarly journals Populism and foreign aid

2021 ◽  
pp. 135406612110442
Author(s):  
Tobias Heinrich ◽  
Yoshiharu Kobayashi ◽  
Edward Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Donor Country ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Core Components ◽  
Thin Elements ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Aid Policy

Pundits, development practitioners, and scholars worry that rising populism and international disengagement in developed countries have negative consequences on foreign aid. However, how populism and foreign aid go together is not well understood. This paper provides the first systematic examination of this relationship. We adopt the popular ideational definition of populism, unpack populism into its core “thin” elements, and examine them within a delegation model of aid policy—a prominent framework in the aid literature. In so doing, we identify specific domestic political processes through which the core components of populism may affect aid spending. We argue that increases in one component of populism—anti-elitism—and in nativist sentiments, an associated concept, in a donor country lead to a reduction in aid spending through a public opinion channel. We supply both micro- and macro-evidence for our arguments by fielding surveys in the United States and United Kingdom as well as by analyzing aid spending by a large number of OECD donors. Our findings show that nativism and anti-elitism, rather than populism per se, influence not only individual attitudes toward aid but also actual aid policy and generate important insights into how to address populist challenges to foreign aid. Beyond these, our study contributes to the broader International Relations literature by demonstrating one useful analytical approach to studying populism, nativism, and foreign policy.

scholarly journals Foreign Aid Policy and Sources of Poverty: A Quantitative Framework

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Mourmouras ◽  
Peter Coia Rangazas
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Aid Policy

scholarly journals Signifikansi Nauru dalam Kebijakan Bantuan Finansial Australia (2001-2008)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bramantyo Tri Asmoro
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Failed State ◽  
Aid Policy

ABSTRAKAustralia setiap tahun mempunyai kebijakan bantuan luar negeri yang difokuskan pada kawasan Asia Pasifik. Untuk kawasan Pasifik Selatan, Australia memfokuskan pada negara-negara Melanesia seperti Papua Nugini, Solomon Islands, Fiji dan Vanuatu. Namun sejak tahun 2001, Australia meningkatkan bantuan finansial ke sebuah negara kecil bernama Nauru. Nauru terletak di kawasan Micronesia dan mempunyai ukuran yang sangat kecil. Dibandingkan dengan negara Pasifik Selatan lainnya, bantuan Australia ke Nauru cenderung terus meningkat. Fakta ini menimbulkan suatu pertanyaan, mengapa Australia meningkatkan bantuan finansialnya ke Nauru, khusunya sejak tahun 2001?Dalam menjawab pertanyaan di atas, penulis menggunakan teori motivasi bantuan luar negeri, kemanan regional, dan konsep pertahanan Australia, yaitu continental defence. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah Australia meningkatkan bantuan finansial ke Nauru karena ingin menjaga keamanan regional. Nauru terancam menjadi negara gagal hingga dapat memberikan efek yang buruk terhadap keamanan regional Pasifik Selatan.   Kata Kunci : bantuan luar negeri, keamanan regional, negara gagal. ABSTRACTAustralia has foreign aid policy distributed to Asia Pacific region annually. Specifically for South Pacific region, Melanesian countries such as Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu had always been main priorities. But since 2001, Australia increased its financial aid to Nauru, a small country located in Micronesia. Compared to other countries in South Pacific, Australia's financial aid to Nauru tends to increase. This fact raise a question about why Australia increased its financial aid to Nauru, especially since 2001?  To answer the question, the writer use foreign aid motivation theory, regional security, and Australia's defence concept, continental defence. The result of this research is, Australia increased its financial aid to Nauru because Australia want to maintain regional security. Nauru is potential failed state that can disturbed regional security in South PacificKeywords : failed state, foreign aid, regional security

Foreign Aid and Family at Risk

2015 ◽  
pp. 425-439
Author(s):  
Kana Takamatsu
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Foreign Aid ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Aid Policy ◽  
Policy Discussion

This chapter examines how the foreign aid policy should and should have supported families facing risks by using the case study of Myanmar. The chapter starts by addressing the issue of poverty, which continues to be the gravest risk in the developing countries, and how family could be the cause of poverty as well as the solution of poverty in foreign aid policy discussion. The situation of poverty and migration as a risk management tool are then examined in the second section of the chapter. Interviews with migrant workers in Thailand and Japan were conducted. Finally, there is a discussion about the developments of Myanmar and how the foreign aid and international community has inadequately responded to the democratization of Myanmar and to the needs of its people.

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