The macroeconomic management of foreign aid :
The macroeconomic management of foreign aid : opportunities and pitfalls /
editors, Peter Isard ... [et al.].
- Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
- vi, 280 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
"Papers prepared for the seminar, which was hosted in Maputo by the Government of Mozambique during March 2005"--Foreword, p. iii.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreign aid and macroeconomic management: overview and synopsis of key lessons / Aid, growth, and poverty reduction: what should aid be trying to achieve? How good is the record? Aid and growth: the current debate and some new evidence / Aid, growth, and poverty / Aid absorption: recognizing and avoiding macroeconomic hazards. Analytical overview of aid absorption: recognizing and avoiding macroeconomic hazards / High aid inflows: the case of Ghana / Absorptive capacity and achieving the MDGs: the case of Ethiopia / Dutch disease: where do we stand? Exogenous inflows and real exchange rates: theoretical quirk or empirical reality? / Aid, volatility, and stabilization policy: does aid smooth absorption or exacerbate shocks? Reliability and countercyclicality. Volatility of development aid: unpleasant bean counting / Aid, debt, and fiscal policy. Debt and new financing in low-income countries: looking back, thinking ahead / Roles of aid, governance, and the political economy. Aid, governance, and the poltical economy: growth and institutions / Peter Isard ... [et al.] -- Steven Radelet, Michael Clemens, and Rikhil Bhavnani -- Aart Kraay -- David L. Bevan -- Shekhar Aiyar ... [et al.] -- Mark Sundberg and Hans Lofgren -- Christopher Adam -- Ales̆ Bulír̆ and A. Javier Hamann -- Christina Daseking and Bikas Joshi -- Simon Johnson and Arvind Subramanian. Session I. Session II. Session III. Session IV. Session V. Session VI.
Argues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) cannot be achieved without a substantial "scaling up" of foreign aid. This book shows how such increased aid flows must be managed effectively to ensure the greatest benefit.
1589065204 9781589065208
2006283019
Economic assistance--Congresses.
Poverty--Congresses.
Fiscal policy--Congresses.
Foreign exchange rates--Congresses.
HC60 / .M2929 2006
338.91
"Papers prepared for the seminar, which was hosted in Maputo by the Government of Mozambique during March 2005"--Foreword, p. iii.
Includes bibliographical references.
Foreign aid and macroeconomic management: overview and synopsis of key lessons / Aid, growth, and poverty reduction: what should aid be trying to achieve? How good is the record? Aid and growth: the current debate and some new evidence / Aid, growth, and poverty / Aid absorption: recognizing and avoiding macroeconomic hazards. Analytical overview of aid absorption: recognizing and avoiding macroeconomic hazards / High aid inflows: the case of Ghana / Absorptive capacity and achieving the MDGs: the case of Ethiopia / Dutch disease: where do we stand? Exogenous inflows and real exchange rates: theoretical quirk or empirical reality? / Aid, volatility, and stabilization policy: does aid smooth absorption or exacerbate shocks? Reliability and countercyclicality. Volatility of development aid: unpleasant bean counting / Aid, debt, and fiscal policy. Debt and new financing in low-income countries: looking back, thinking ahead / Roles of aid, governance, and the political economy. Aid, governance, and the poltical economy: growth and institutions / Peter Isard ... [et al.] -- Steven Radelet, Michael Clemens, and Rikhil Bhavnani -- Aart Kraay -- David L. Bevan -- Shekhar Aiyar ... [et al.] -- Mark Sundberg and Hans Lofgren -- Christopher Adam -- Ales̆ Bulír̆ and A. Javier Hamann -- Christina Daseking and Bikas Joshi -- Simon Johnson and Arvind Subramanian. Session I. Session II. Session III. Session IV. Session V. Session VI.
Argues that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) cannot be achieved without a substantial "scaling up" of foreign aid. This book shows how such increased aid flows must be managed effectively to ensure the greatest benefit.
1589065204 9781589065208
2006283019
Economic assistance--Congresses.
Poverty--Congresses.
Fiscal policy--Congresses.
Foreign exchange rates--Congresses.
HC60 / .M2929 2006
338.91