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The Progressivity and Regressivity of Aid to the Social Sectors

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  • Le Vi An Tam

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This paper analyses the distribution of total aid and aid to the social sectors between 2009 and 2011. Its key findings are four-fold. First, despite the stated objectives of donors, total aid disbursements are broadly neutral, favouring neither the most deprived nor relatively well-off countries. Second, the pattern of social sector aid disbursements follows those for total aid. Third, the aid allocation patterns of bilateral and multilateral donors differ, with multilateral donors generally being more focused on the poorest countries.

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  • Bob Baulch & Le Vi An Tam, 2013. "The Progressivity and Regressivity of Aid to the Social Sectors," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2013-075, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    • Handle: RePEc:unu:wpaper:wp-2013-075
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