Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit

Harford, Tim; Hadjimichael, Bita; Klein, Michael

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Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit

dc.contributor.author	Harford, Tim
dc.contributor.author	Hadjimichael, Bita
dc.contributor.author	Klein, Michael
dc.date.accessioned	2012-08-13T14:34:12Z
dc.date.available	2012-08-13T14:34:12Z
dc.date.issued	2004-10
dc.description.abstract	Critics of the aid industry have accused it of acting like a cartel (Easterly 2002). The accusation has some bite-globally the industry remains somewhat concentrated, and for the typical recipient country, highly concentrated. Yet the most striking fact about the industry is how relentlessly competitive pressures are building. There has been a constant stream of new entrants, a steady fall in global and local concentration, and a clear tendency for donors to break out of historical patterns of aid and compete with one another. Could greater competition improve the efficiency of the aid system?	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5528860/aid-agency-competition
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11251
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 277
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	AID
dc.subject	AID AGENCIES
dc.subject	AID FLOWS
dc.subject	BENCHMARKING
dc.subject	CARTEL
dc.subject	CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY
dc.subject	COMPETITION POLICY
dc.subject	COMPETITIVENESS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT BANKS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT GOALS
dc.subject	DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH
dc.subject	ECONOMIC COOPERATION
dc.subject	ECONOMICS
dc.subject	ENERGY PRICES
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INNOVATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL AID
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	MALARIA
dc.subject	PACIFIC ISLANDS
dc.subject	PERFECT COMPETITION
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	PRIORITIES
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subject	PUBLIC POLICY
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.title	Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit	en
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okr.doctype	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5528860/aid-agency-competition
okr.globalpractice	Macroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpractice	Environment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpractice	Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.globalpractice	Water
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	000090341_20050104093427
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	5528860
okr.identifier.report	31029
okr.language.supported	en
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okr.topic	Development Economics and Aid Effectiveness
okr.topic	Health Economics and Finance
okr.topic	Economic Theory and Research
okr.topic	Water Resources :: Water and Industry
okr.topic	Environmental Economics and Policies
okr.topic	Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.topic	Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
okr.topic	Environment
okr.unit	KM and Outreach-IFC (FPDKM)
okr.volume	1 of 1
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