The effectiveness of foreign aid to education

Riddell, Abby; Niño‐Zarazúa, Miguel

doi:10.1016/j.ijedudev.2015.11.013

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“…After decades of aid aimed at promoting industrialisation and growth by financing ‘hard’ economic infrastructure, with the conceptualisation of human development by ul Haq, Sen and others in the 1990s and the formulation of the United Nations' (UN's) Millennium Development Goals, ‘soft’ sectors such as health and education gradually began to move to the fore of international development cooperation. This shift of focus was soon reflected in increasing volumes of aid targeted at these sectors: according to Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development (OECD) data, health sector aid from OECD‐Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors quintupled between 1990 and 2011 (Álvarez & Acharya , p. 1); aid to education increased in real terms by 360 per cent between 1995 and 2010, total aid to basic education even by some 630 per cent (Riddell, , p. 3).…”

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“…As a result, there is a general expectation that new aid approaches such as sector‐wide approaches (SWAps) and budget support, which aim to reduce fragmentation, foster donor coordination and strengthen alignment of donor activities with recipient governments' preferences and processes, should make a particular difference in these sectors (Riddell, , pp. 22, 36–37; Álvarez & Acharya, , p. 30).…”

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Donor Coordination for Effective Government Policies?

Leiderer

2015

J of Intl Development

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New aid approaches devised under the Paris/Accra agenda for more effective aid are expected to make a particular difference in health and education as, arguably, in these sectors aid fragmentation is particularly prevalent. This article reviews evidence from recent in-depth country work on the extent to which the harmonisation and alignment principles, implemented through new aid modalities, have contributed to health and education outcomes in Zambia. Evidence suggests that even in a 'model' case for adopting Paris-style aid instruments such as Zambia, implementation of good aid principles has been insufficient to overcome the negative side effects of uncoordinated and fragmented aid.

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Donor Coordination for Effective Government Policies?

Leiderer

2015

J of Intl Development

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“…This has also been emphasised by proponents of learning measurement who have noted the plight of millions of children from poor countries who do not master basic skills and competencies in primary schools where they are enrolled. Riddel and Zarazúa (2016) have noted in their paper that factors influencing educational outcomes are less easily measurable. The difficulty to measure and showcase success stories on interventions related to education outcomes had, in the past years of implementing the Millennium Development Goals, made many development donor partners to focus on quick wins short term rapid results projects (Riddel and Niño-Zarazúa, 2016).…”

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“…Riddel and Zarazúa (2016) have noted in their paper that factors influencing educational outcomes are less easily measurable. The difficulty to measure and showcase success stories on interventions related to education outcomes had, in the past years of implementing the Millennium Development Goals, made many development donor partners to focus on quick wins short term rapid results projects (Riddel and Niño-Zarazúa, 2016). This resulted in increased enrolment figures of children who, sadly, majority of them were not acquiring the minimum mastery levels of competence.…”

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Analysis of factors affecting pupil performance in Malawi’s primary schools based on SACMEQ survey results

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Nyirongo

2017

International Journal of Educational Development

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“…Squeezing better outcomes from existing resources is important, including the reduction of aid fragmentation (Furukawa 2014). For all donors, there is a need to shift aid towards more efficient ways of delivery than projects, which still dominate bilateral aid to the social sectors, especially in education but also in health (Blanchet et al 2014;Riddell 2012 While the MDGs have given prominence to the social sectors, human development is only part of the overall development picture. Prosperity also depends on achieving sustainable growth, as does exiting aid dependence.…”

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Lessons for Japanese Foreign Aid from Research on Aid’s Impact

Addison¹,

Tarp²

2016

Japan’s Development Assistance

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Standard-Nutzungsbedingungen:Die Dokumente auf EconStor dürfen zu eigenen wissenschaftlichen Zwecken und zum Privatgebrauch gespeichert und kopiert werden.Sie dürfen die Dokumente nicht für öffentliche oder kommerzielle Zwecke vervielfältigen, öffentlich ausstellen, öffentlich zugänglich machen, vertreiben oder anderweitig nutzen.Sofern die Verfasser die Dokumente unter Open-Content-Lizenzen (insbesondere CC-Lizenzen) zur Verfügung gestellt haben sollten, gelten abweichend von diesen Nutzungsbedingungen die in der dort genannten Lizenz gewährten Nutzungsrechte. UNU-WIDER gratefully acknowledges specific programme contributions from the governments of Denmark (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Danida) and Sweden (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency-Sida) for ReCom. UNU-WIDER also gratefully acknowledges core financial support to its work programme from the governments of Denmark, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Terms of use: Documents inThe World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) was established by the United Nations University (UNU) as its first research and training centre and started work in Helsinki, Finland in 1985. The Institute undertakes applied research and policy analysis on structural changes affecting the developing and transitional economies, provides a forum for the advocacy of policies leading to robust, equitable and environmentally sustainable growth, and promotes capacity strengthening and training in the field of economic and social policy-making. Work is carried out by staff researchers and visiting scholars in Helsinki and through networks of collaborating scholars and institutions around the world.UNU-WIDER, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, 00160 Helsinki, Finland, wider.unu.eduThe views expressed in this publication are those of the author(s). Publication does not imply endorsement by the Institute or the United Nations University, nor by the programme/project sponsors, of any of the views expressed.Abstract: Japan has an impressive history when it comes to aid, industrial policy, and infrastructure development, both as a country that saw meteoric development of its own, and as a country that has been one of the world's largest donors for decades. Looking towards an uncertain future in which infrastructure must be made resilient towards climate change, and the value of aid is questioned, few actors can offer more useful experience. Restoring structural transformation as a donor priority, and recognizing the critical role it played in the development of Japan, is a vital step towards making the real gains aid has provided in human security sustainable. Infrastructure investment can not only reduce spatial inequality, and provide the basis for growth through inter-connected regions and economic hubs, with enhanced national analytical capacity, and technical assistance to project preparation, it can help to provide the public goods that resonate most with Japan's vision of human security.

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The effectiveness of foreign aid to education

Cited by 119 publications

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Donor Coordination for Effective Government Policies?

Donor Coordination for Effective Government Policies?

Analysis of factors affecting pupil performance in Malawi’s primary schools based on SACMEQ survey results

Lessons for Japanese Foreign Aid from Research on Aid’s Impact

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