The politics of public health aid: Why corrupt governments have incentives to implement aid effectively

World Development

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-63

  Dietrich, Simone ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; DTP3; Foreign aid effectiveness; Health aid; Immunization

Indexed keywords

AID FLOW; COMPLIANCE; CORRUPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; GOVERNMENT; HUMANITARIAN AID; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; INCENTIVE; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 78149499061     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

References (48)

1. Alesina A., Weder B. Do corrupt governments receive less foreign aid?. American Economic Review 2002, 92(4):1126-1137.
2. Baum, C., Schaffer, M. F., & Stillman, S. (2003). Instrumental variables and GMM: Estimation and testing. Manuscript.
3. Bearce, D. (2009). Why foreign aid may be less effective at promoting economic growth in more democratic countries. Unpublished Manuscript.
4. Becker L., Pickett J., Levine R. Measuring commitment to health: Global indicators Working Group Report 2006, Center for Global Development, Washington, DC.
5. Brambor T., Clark W., Golder M. Understanding interaction models: Improving empirical analyses. Political Analysis 2006, 14:63-82.
6. Bueno de Mesquita B., Smith A. Foreign aid and policy concessions. Journal of Conflict Resolution 2007, 51(2):251-284.
7. Burnside C., Dollar D. Aid, policies, and growth. American Economics Review 2000, 90(4):847-869.
8. Burnside C., Dollar D. Aid, policies, and growth: reply. Economic Journal 2004, 94(3):781-784.
9. Chang, E. E. (2007). Political transition, corruption, and income inequality in third wave democracies. Afrobarometer Working Paper 79.
10. Claessens S., Cassimon D., van Campenhout B. Evidence on changes in aid allocation criteria. The World Bank Economic Review 2009, 23(2):185-208.
11. Clemens, M., Radelet, S., & Bhavani, R. (2004). Counting chickens when they hatch: the short-term effect of aid on growth. Washington DC: Center for Global Development, Working Paper 44.
12. Collier P., Dollar D. Aid allocation and poverty reduction. European Economic Review 2002, 46(8):1475-1500.
13. Davis J. Corruption in public service delivery: Experience from South Asia's water and sanitation sector. World Development 2003, 32(1):53-71.
14. Dietrich, S. (2010). Bypass or engage? Assessing the role of aid delivery mechanisms in bilateral aid allocation. Unpublished manuscript.
15. Easterly W., Pfutze T. Where does the money go? Best and worst practices in foreign aid. Journal of Economic Perspectives 2008, 22(2):29-52.
16. Farag M., Nandakumar A.K., Wallack S.S., Gaumer G., Hodgkin D. Does funding from donors displace government spending for health in developing countries?. Health Affairs 2009, 28(4):1045-1055.
17. Filmer, D., Hammer, J. S., & Pritchett, L. H. (2002). Weak links in the chain: A diagnosis of health policy in poor countries. The World Bank Research Observer 15(2).
18. Firebaugh G. Growth effects of foreign and domestic investment. American Journal of Sociology 1992, 98:105-130.
19. Gauri V., Khaleghian P. Immunization in developing countries: Its political and organizational determinants. World Development 2002, 30(12):2109-2132.
20. Gleditsch N.P., Wallensteen P., Eriksson M., Sollenberg M., Strand H. Armed conflict 1946-2001: A new dataset. Journal of Peace Research 2002, 39:615-637.
21. Goldsmith A.A. Africa's overgrown state reconsidered: Bureaucracy and economic growth. World Politics 1999, 51(4):520-546.
22. Gupta S., Davoodi H.R., Tiongson E.R. Corruption and provision of health care and education services. Governance, corruption, and economic performance 2002, 245-279. International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC. G. Amed, S. Gupta (Eds.).
23. Kosack S. Effective aid: How democracy allows development aid to improve quality of life. World Development 2003, 31(1):1-22.
24. Lovei L., McKechnie A. The cost of corruption for the poor: The energy sector 2000, The World Bank Group, Private Sector and Infrastructure Network, Washington, DC.
25. Lui F. An equilibrium queuing model of bribery. The Journal of Political Economy 1985, 93(4):760-781.
26. Marshall, I.E. (2001). A survey of corruption issues in the mining and mineral sector, International Institute for Environment and Development. Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project, London, England.
27. Masud, N., & Yontcheva, B. (2005). Does foreign aid Reduce poverty? Empirical evidence from nongovernmental and bilateral aid. IMF Working Paper WP/05/100.
28. Mauro P. Corruption and growth. Quarterly Journal of Economics 1995, 110:681-712.
29. McGuire J. Basic health care provision and under-5 mortality: A cross-national study of developing countries. World Development 2005, 34(3):405-425.
30. Michaelowa, Weber A. Aid effectiveness in the education sector: A dynamic panel analysis. Theory and practice of foreign aid 2007, 375-385. Elsevier, Amsterdam. S. Lahiri (Ed.).
31. Mishra P., Newhouse D. Does health aid matter?. Journal of Health Economics 2009, 28(4):855-872.
32. Mosse D. Cultivating development. An ethnography of aid policy and practice 2005, Pluto Press, Ann Arbor, MI.
33. Neumayer E. The pattern of aid giving: The impact of good governance on development assistance 2003, Routledge, London, UK.
34. Okrulhik G. Rentier wealth, unruly law, and the rise of opposition: The political economy of rentier states. Comparative Politics 1999, 31:295-315.
35. Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (2006). OECD development statistics online. Accessed 05.03.06.
36. Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (2009). Aid for better health - What are we learning about what works and what we still have to do? An interim report from the task team on health as a tracer sector. Working Party on Aid Effectiveness.
37. Persson T., Tabellini G. The size and scope of government: Comparative politics with rational politicians. European Economic Review 1999, 43(4-6):699-735.
38. Rajan, R., & Subramanian, A. (2005). Aid and growth: What does the cross-country evidence really show? NBER Working Paper.
39. Renard, R. (2006). The cracks in the new aid paradigm. Antwerpen, Netherlands: Institute of Development Policy and Management Discussion Paper 2006.1.
40. Rose-Ackerman S. Corruption and government: Causes, consequences and reform 1999, Cambridge University Press, New York.
41. Rudra N., Haggard S. Globalization, democracy, and effective welfare spending in the developing world. Comparative Political Studies 2006, 39:943-968.
42. Skolnik R. Essentials of global health 2008, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Boston.
43. Transparency International (2006). Report on the transparency international global corruption barometer. Berlin, Germany.
44. Wei, S. (1999). Corruption in economic development: Beneficial grease, minor annoyance, or major obstacle? World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 2048.
45. Winters M. Choosing to target: What types of countries get different types of world bank projects. World Politics 2010, 62(3):422-458.
46. World Bank (2007). World development indicators. Washington, DC.
47. World Bank and Asian Development Bank (2002). Poverty in Bangladesh: Building on progress. Report No. 24299-BD, Washington, DC.
48. Wright J. Aid effectiveness and the politics of personalism. Comparative Political Studies 2010, 43(6):735-762.