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Pavlov, Vlad; Sugden, Craig

doi:10.1111/j.1467-8411.2006.00182.x

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“…This argument drew on debates at the international level, but was not supported by empirical evidence from the region. Pavlov and Sugden () find that economic growth would have been lower in the absence of aid in the Pacific island countries, while Feeny () arrives at the same result for Papua New Guinea. In another article, Feeny () argues that aid has not impacted rural areas of Melanesia but has lifted national growth rates.…”

Section: Literature On Aid In the Pacificmentioning

confidence: 89%

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dornan

Pryke

2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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The Pacific islands is one of the most aiddependent regions in the world. This article examines developments in the delivery of foreign aid to the region since the year 2000, a period in which there has been considerable change in both the amount and way in which aid is delivered internationally. Although Pacific island countries have seen a scale-up in development assistance, it has been modest relative to that enjoyed by other developing countries. Improvement has been mixed in areas identified as a concern by the aid effectiveness agenda, with high levels of volatility and lack of predictability particularly problematic.

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Section: Literature On Aid In the Pacificmentioning

confidence: 89%

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Dornan

Pryke

2017

Asia & Pacific Policy Stud

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“…Cross‐country regressions can offer insights into the relationship between aid flows and country‐level progress in areas such as economic development, human development, and governance. (For examples, including examples from the Pacific, see: Arndt et al, 2015; Feeny, 2005; Feeny & McGillivray, 2010; Galiani et al, 2017; Jones & Tarp, 2016; Pavlov & Sugden, 2006; Wright, 2010).…”

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Why are aid projects less effective in the Pacific?

Wood¹,

Otor²,

Dornan

2021

Development Policy Review

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Motivation The Pacific is the world’s most aid‐dependent region, yet available data suggest aid projects are less effective on average in the Pacific than elsewhere in the developing world. Purpose This article examines the most likely explanations for lower aid project effectiveness in the Pacific. Explanations include poor governance, restricted levels of political freedom, poor economic performance, isolation, and small populations. Methods and approach Three approaches to causal mediation analysis are used to identify which explanatory variables best explain why aid projects are less effective in the Pacific. Aid project effectiveness data come from a multi‐donor dataset of individual aid projects. Data on potential explanatory variables comes from a range of international datasets. Findings All three causal mediation approaches point to the isolation of many Pacific countries, alongside comparatively small populations, as being the main impediments to project effectiveness. These findings hold even with a suite of project traits being controlled for and within an analysis in which all the key country variables of interest are controlled for. Policy implications Project effectiveness in the Pacific appears to be primarily constrained by variables that cannot themselves be shifted (the region’s countries cannot readily be made less remote or more populous). Improved project effectiveness in the Pacific will require donor practice to carefully adapt to the region’s context. A structured process of donor learning will be needed.

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“…However, the result is consistent with that reported inEasterly and Kraay (2000).23 The relationship between aid and growth is hotly contested subject in the Pacific, as is globally. SeeBowman and Chand (2008),Rao, Sharma and Sing (2008),Pavlov and Sugden (2006), andHughes (2003).…”

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The Pacific Speed of Growth: How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?

Yang

Chen²,

Singh³

et al. 2013

IMF Working Papers

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This study aims to test within a relatively homogeneous group of small states what differentiates the growth performance of Pacific island countries (PICs) from their peers. We find that PICs are disadvantaged by distance and hampered by lower investment and exports compared with other small island states, but greater political stability, catch-up effects from lower initial incomes, and slower population growth have helped offset some of these disadvantages. On balance, policy-related factors, together with geography-related disadvantages, have led to growth rates in PICs that are much lower than in other small states. We also examine how real exchange rate appreciation, unfavorable developments in the external trade environment, and rising international transport costs may have contributed to PICs' slower growth over the past decade.

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Papers of Selected Institutes

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Foreign Aid to the Pacific: Trends and Developments in the Twenty‐First Century

Why are aid projects less effective in the Pacific?

The Pacific Speed of Growth: How Fast Can It Be and What Determines It?

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