Exploring the failure of foreign aid: The role of incentives and information

Review of Austrian Economics

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 17-33

  Williamson, Claudia R ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Foreign aid; Incentives; Information

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949542204     PISSN: 08893047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11138-009-0091-7     Document Type: Article

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