Innovative ways of making aid effective in Ghana: Tied aid versus direct budgetary support

Journal of International Development

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1077-1092

  Quartey, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONALITY; DEBT; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL AID;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 27944446524     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1260     Document Type: Article

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