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The Quality of Aid: Measuring Trends in Donor Performance
Author(s) -
White Howard,
Woestman Lois
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
development and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.267
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1467-7660
pISSN - 0012-155X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-7660.1994.tb00525.x
Subject(s) - measure (data warehouse) , quality (philosophy) , aid effectiveness , environmental economics , operations research , computer science , operations management , process management , business , economics , engineering , economic growth , data mining , developing country , philosophy , epistemology
ABSTRACT Donor performance can be quantified in four ways: (1) by the amount of aid given; (2) the terms and conditions under which it is given; (3) the extent to which it is tied; and (4) by its allocation to recipients. The way in which each of these criteria can be used to measure donor performance is discussed. The evolution of international guidelines by the Development Assistance Committee of the OECD for each performance criteria and actual donor performance in these areas are also addressed. Finally, these four aspects are brought together into a single performance indicator by means of ‘aid diamonds’.