The Globalisation of Foreign Aid: Global Influences and the Diffusion of Aid Priorities

Abstract

This chapter explains why bilateral aid donors often look and act alike, despite distinct national interests and histories—a phenomenon previously identified as “the globalisation of foreign aid”. It identifies processes that drive the similarity of aid actors and the diffusion of aid priorities, contributing to the globalisation of aid. The chapter reflects upon: (1) how the isomorphism of aid institutions and the homogenisation of aid policy represent the effects of these common processes of globalisation; (2) the implications of the globalisation of aid on the 2030 Agenda; and (3) how the globalisation of aid contributes to the “contested cooperation” framework woven through this volume.

EU-China-Africa Trilateral Development Cooperation: A Global Governance Perspective

“…UNDP, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and World Bank (WB) has provided a series of international aid. Swiss claims that international aid had the phenomena of globalization, which means that many countries had agreed with aid behaviour from UNDP, OECD, and W.B [27]. International aid had been recognized as an international public good.…”