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Should aid donors support economic and social research?
Author(s) -
Gregory N. F.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/jid.3380040210
Subject(s) - research development , economic growth , quality (philosophy) , business , public economics , social research , economics , political science , public administration , sociology , social science , paleontology , philosophy , test (biology) , epistemology , biology
Aid donors devote substantial sums to economic and social research. This is justified by its contribution to development. Aid agencies should act as agents for the intended beneficiaries of research, principally LDC policy‐makers. The research agenda should reflect the perspectives of both researchers and beneficiaries. Due to market failure, donors need to support research capacity. They can do this through their funding policy towards individual research projects, support for broader programmes of research, or by lump‐sum financing of research institutions. The location of research affects its contribution to development: there may be a trade‐off between quality of research and other objectives.