Essays about: "impact of foreign aid on economic development"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words impact of foreign aid on economic development.

  1. 11. The Aid Trap - A theory developing study of foreign aid in post-conflictual Cambodia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Isabelle Rothstein; [2014]
    Keywords : Cambodia; aid dependence; post-conflictual; aid trap; foreign aid; bottom billion; theory development; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The purpose of this theory developing study is to develop Paul Collier’s (2007) theory of development traps by considering the possibility of adding a fifth trap, the aid trap. This will be conducted through in depth analyses of the impact of foreign aid in post-conflictual Cambodia. READ MORE

  3. 12. The effect of foreign aid on economic growth : A cross section study on aid to Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Zahra Sheikh Ahmed; [2014]
    Keywords : Corruption; Developing countries; Development economics; Economic growth; Foreign aid; Human capital; Investment; Two-gap model; bistånd; ekonomisk tillväxt; human kapital; investering; korruption; two-gap modellen; utvecklingsekonomi; utvecklingsländer;

    Abstract : For decades the question regarding foreign aid’s effectiveness has been disputed. The ongoing debate concerning whether foreign aid yields or prevents economic growth has been discussed by different scholars, though with dissimilar outcomes. READ MORE

  4. 13. Foreign Aid's Impact on Income Inequality

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jenny Lundqvist; [2014]
    Keywords : Inequality; Foreign aid; Panel data; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Despite indications that inequality can have a large impact on development, little research on the relationship between foreign aid and inequality exists. The majority of the studies on the subject also focus on overall aid figures, thereby leaving the question of whether the purpose of aid matters unexplored. READ MORE

  5. 14. The effect of foreign aid on growth in sub-Saharan Africa - a panel data study on sectoral aid flows

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Nilsson; [2013]
    Keywords : Foreign aid; sectoral aid; growth; development cooperation; Paris declaration; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Foreign aid and its success in generating economic growth is a heavily debated issue. Even though the primary goal of foreign aid might be to reduce poverty, generating economic growth is likely to be an important component in this matter. READ MORE

  6. 15. AFRICA’S LOW ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE: An Analysis of the Potential Causes of Africa’s Low Economic Performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Che Nche; [2012-01-05]
    Keywords : malaria; instiution; foreign aid; GDP per capita; economic growth; economic development; poverty; economic performance;

    Abstract : Many development specialists, policy makers, aid donors and recipient institutions have tried, with little or no success, to curb poverty in Africa. Though the continent is the poorest on the globe (more than half of its population still live below the poverty line of 1. READ MORE