The Spanish pattern of aid giving
The geographical allocation of Spanish aid has been little studied, despite the fact that it is unusually concentrated on middle-income countries. This paper sets out a model of Spanish ODA policy based on a mixture of recipient needs, donor interests and effectiveness considerations. Moreover it an...
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| Tipo de recurso: | informe técnico |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) |
| Repositorio: | Docta Complutense |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/56737 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/56737 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Official development assistance (ODA) Aid allocation geographical specialization Aid effectiveness Recipients’ needs Donor’s interests. Ayuda oficial al desarrollo (AOD) Asignación de la ayuda Especialización geográfica Eficacia de la ayuda Necesidades de los receptores Intereses de los donantes. Cooperación económica |
| Sumario: | The geographical allocation of Spanish aid has been little studied, despite the fact that it is unusually concentrated on middle-income countries. This paper sets out a model of Spanish ODA policy based on a mixture of recipient needs, donor interests and effectiveness considerations. Moreover it analyses both the aid-partner selection process and the eventual aid-quota allocation. The results show that Spain has followed an eclectic pattern of aid allocation, involving recipient needs, but where self-interest predominates and performance criteria are absent. The apparently insufficient progressiveness of the Spanish allocation is due mainly to the influence of the post-colonial links –although these links have characterized the geographical specialization of all donor countries that were once colonial metropolises. |
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