Abstract
International aid serves complex and diverse political, economic and humanitarian purposes. The principles that govern aid transactions among states consequently do not constitute a coherent regime; rather they are fraught with tension and contradictions. This is a major reason why the effects of aid as a development tool, ending poverty, underdevelopment and hunger in developing countries, are seldom optimal. Development as discussed here means simply that aid causes a net improvement in the rate of economic growth in recipient countries with attention to efficiency and equity considerations.
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Hopkins, R.F. (1987). Aid for Development: What Motivates the Donors. In: Clay, E., Shaw, J. (eds) Poverty, Development and Food. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-09214-7_9
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