Budget support versus project aid: A theoretical appraisal

Economic Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 523, 2007, Pages 1260-1279

  Cordella, Tito ^a   Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b CEPR ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AID POLICY; CONDITIONALITY; DEVELOPMENT AID; EXPENDITURE;

EID: 34250013151     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2007.02082.x     Document Type: Article

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