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Introduction: Development Aid-Theory, Policies, and Performance

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This is an introduction to the Special Issue. The author provides the background to the development aid arena-to which there clearly exists a pressing need to evaluate progress to date-and introduces and links together the papers that constitute the Special Issue. Copyright 2009 UNU-WIDER. Journal compilation 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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  • George Mavrotas, 2009. "Introduction: Development Aid-Theory, Policies, and Performance," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(s1), pages 373-381, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:rdevec:v:13:y:2009:i:s1:p:373-381
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