Aid Recipients, Global Development Cooperation and the Sustainable Development Goals

Abstract

Cooperation and Development (OECD) has identified Turkey and Thailand as such countries (OECD 2020a). However, the needy developing or least-developed countries are primarily categorized as the "aid recipients" in the literature of development studies. Aid recipients are also known as the ODA (Official Development Assistance) recipient countries. The OECD-DAC forum first used the term in 1969, and currently, a total of 145 countries are considered as ODA recipients. This list includes the least-developed countries (LDCs), as defined by the United Nations, and the developing countries (both low and middle income), identified by the World Bank based on their gross national income (GNIs) per capita. From a micro perspective, "aid recipients" can also be perceived as local organizations, NGOs, or individuals in developing countries who are the ultimate beneficiaries of the development aid. Nevertheless, due to the nature of the particular entry in this encyclopedia, importance will be given to the country perspective of development assistance under the broader theme "aid recipients" in order to fight against poverty and other inequalities, as part of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Effect of Official Development Assistance on Domestic Savings and Economic Growth in Egypt

“…Because of these mixed results, there has been a growing debate on the role and effectiveness of foreign aid in financing economic development and complementing domestic savings in the aid-recipient countries and in global development cooperation (Kaiser, 2020).…”