Publication: Delivering Aid Differently : Lessons from the Field
Date
2011-02
ISSN
Published
2011-02
Author(s)
Fengler, Wolfgang
Kharas, Homi
Abstract
Delivering aid differently was written
at a time when the future of foreign aid is being fiercely
debated. The book includes an overview; case studies of
Aceh/Indonesia, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Pakistan, and
Tajikistan; and thematic chapters on joint assistance
strategies, information systems, and humanitarian aid. This
new aid environment is characterized by three important
shifts that have emerged in the last decade: 1) strong
growth in many developing countries has redefined the role
of aid; 2) the donor landscape has changed fundamentally
over the last decade, a trend that will likely accelerate in
the coming years; and 3) innovation, especially in
information technology, has started to reshape development
aid. Knowledge transfer has become as important as financial
aid, and combining the two can be remarkably transformative.
The author advocates two institutional changes. First,
authors encourage the development of one (or more)
geographically based development authorities within poor
countries, with a focus on providing the information that is
needed to run an efficient aid program. Second, authors
argue for an international body of national development aid
agencies to deliberate, share best practices, and provide an
informal mechanism for holding aid agencies accountable to
their ultimate beneficiaries-the poor people of the world.
Citation
“Fengler, Wolfgang; Kharas, Homi. 2011. Delivering Aid Differently : Lessons from the Field. Economic Premise; No. 49. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/19656b7c-7336-5dfd-864e-7fe913d1c11a License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”