01952cas a2200265 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003932 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451862614 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Gupta, Sanjeev. Are Donor Countries Giving More or Less Aid? / Sanjeev Gupta, Catherine Pattillo, Smita Wagh. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (29 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The volume of foreign aid has increased during the last four decades, albeit with interruptions in certain years. Over time, the major recipients have changed: while the share of aid to Asia has diminished since the 1980s, that destined for sub-Saharan Africa has grown. There is some evidence that, since the late 1990s, debt relief has assumed a larger share of the increased aid flows to sub-Saharan Africa. The share of technical cooperation-a component of aid that is viewed as being driven by donors-has risen. More recently, there has been an increased emphasis on providing budget support to recipient governments, especially in the form of debt relief. Donor harmonization, national ownership of development plans, and sound policies on the part of the recipients are crucial for the aid to be effective in reducing poverty. Mode of access: Internet Pattillo, Catherine. Wagh, Smita. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/001/001.2006.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library