Donor proliferation and co-ordination: Experiences of Kenya and Indonesia

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-168

  McCormick, Dorothy ^a   Schmitz, Hubert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aid architecture; donor coordination; donor proliferation; Indonesia; Kenya; Paris Declaration

Indexed keywords

AID; AID POLICY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

INDONESIA; KENYA;

EID: 79954606516     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909610395892     Document Type: Article

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