Aid and Corruption: Do Donors Use Development Assistance to Provide the 'Right' Incentives?

Isopi, Alessia; Mattesini, Fabrizio

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“…In addition to the close relationship between foreign aid, local agents and corruption, recent studies have highlighted the variations among donors, emphasizing the distinct characteristics of the donors themselves and the forms of aid they provide. These studies have indicated that factors such as the motivation for aid, levels of corruption and transparency of donors can shape the impact of foreign aid on corruption (Christensen et al, 2010; Mattesini & Isopi, 2008; Schudel, 2008).…”

Section: Foreign Aid Local Governments and Corruptionmentioning

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Chinese aid and corruption in African local governments

Cha

2023

J of Intl Development

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Does foreign aid reshape citizen views on governments? How does Chinese aid relate to corruption perception in African local governments? Studying 33 African countries from 2000 to 2014 (175 590 respondents), Chinese aid heightens perceived corruption in local councillors and officials. Corruption scandals likely contribute to negative views of both China and local governance. Control variables like World Bank aid and Confucius Institutes disprove alternate theories. Heterogeneous effects demonstrate that China's aid is unwelcome among low‐skilled individuals who feel threatened by its expansion, magnifying corruption perception. This suggests that Chinese aid's unfavourable image fosters scepticism among African citizens and undermines collaborating local governments.

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Section: Foreign Aid Local Governments and Corruptionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Chinese aid and corruption in African local governments

Cha

2023

J of Intl Development

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“…Donors are heterogeneous, as are recipients! For instance, Mattesini and Isopi () identify dissimilarities between donors with respect to conditioning aid on corruption.…”

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Aid, institutions and economic growth in sub‐Saharan Africa: Heterogeneous donors and heterogeneous responses

Wako

2017

Review Development Economics

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This study contributes to the aid-effectiveness debate using panel data from 43 sub-Saharan African countries over the period 1980-2013. Its novelty lies in assessing the intermediary role of institutions and the importance of recipient and donor heterogeneity. The long-run growth effect of (aggregate) aid from "traditional" donors is robustly non-positive, and the indirect effect is negative. Disaggregation reveals donor heterogeneity. Chinese aid outperforms aggregate aid from traditional donors with respect to growth; however, it has a negative institutional effect. Recipient heterogeneity is largely a short-run phenomenon, with only a few countries showing some deviations from shared long-run parameter sets. Comparing donor behavior suggests that the future of aid would benefit more from focusing on quality -particularly, specialization and donor alignment.

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A modeling framework for enhancing aid effectiveness

Lin

Hartley

2019

Journal of Economic Policy Reform

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Aid and Corruption: Do Donors Use Development Assistance to Provide the 'Right' Incentives?

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Chinese aid and corruption in African local governments

Chinese aid and corruption in African local governments

Aid, institutions and economic growth in sub‐Saharan Africa: Heterogeneous donors and heterogeneous responses

A modeling framework for enhancing aid effectiveness

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