Title
Aid Effectiveness Revisited: Comparative Studies of Modalities of Aid to Asia and Africa
Abstract
This paper provides a variety of evidence that shows that in Asia, aid
leveraged private investment in the long run, while in Africa the correlation
between aid and domestic investment was at best ambiguous. Aid in Africa
was diametrically opposite to that of Asia in terms of the amounts the
countries received, the sector compositions, the size of individual projects,
and the intensity of donor involvement. The sharp contrast in aid effectiveness
between Asia and Africa could be attributed at least in part to those differences
in the modality of aid delivery. Based on the above analysis, the paper
concludes with a few suggestions that could link aid more closely to private
investment, and avoid pitfalls that Africa experienced.
Hiroyuki HINO
Research Institute for Economics and Business Administration
Kobe University
Rokkodai-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe
657-8501
Japan
Phone: (81) 78 803 7036
Fax: (81) 78 803 7059
Atsushi IIMI
The World Bank