Who Deserves Aid? Equality of Opportunity, International Aid, and Poverty Reduction

World Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 104-120

  Cogneau, Denis ^a   Naudet, Jean David ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (France)

^b Agence Française de Développement and Chair Energy and Prosperity   (France)

Author keywords

equality of opportunity; foreign aid; poverty reduction; World Bank IMF policies

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; IMF; INTERNATIONAL AID; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; WORLD BANK;

EID: 33845342843     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2006.09.006     Document Type: Article

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