Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit

Critics of the aid industry have accused it of acting like a cartel (Easterly 2002). The accusation has some bite-globally the industry remains somewhat concentrated, and for the typical recipient country, highly concentrated. Yet the most striking...

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Main Authors:	Harford, Tim, Hadjimichael, Bita, Klein, Michael
Format:	Viewpoint
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AID AID AGENCIES AID FLOWS BENCHMARKING CARTEL CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMICS ENERGY PRICES INFLATION INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL AID INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MALARIA PACIFIC ISLANDS PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY RESEARCH PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY SERVICE DELIVERY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5528860/aid-agency-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11251

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spelling	okr-10986-112512021-04-23T14:02:54Z Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit Harford, Tim Hadjimichael, Bita Klein, Michael AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AID AID AGENCIES AID FLOWS BENCHMARKING CARTEL CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMICS ENERGY PRICES INFLATION INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL AID INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MALARIA PACIFIC ISLANDS PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY RESEARCH PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY SERVICE DELIVERY Critics of the aid industry have accused it of acting like a cartel (Easterly 2002). The accusation has some bite-globally the industry remains somewhat concentrated, and for the typical recipient country, highly concentrated. Yet the most striking fact about the industry is how relentlessly competitive pressures are building. There has been a constant stream of new entrants, a steady fall in global and local concentration, and a clear tendency for donors to break out of historical patterns of aid and compete with one another. Could greater competition improve the efficiency of the aid system? 2012-08-13T14:34:12Z 2012-08-13T14:34:12Z 2004-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5528860/aid-agency-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11251 English Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 277 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Viewpoint Publications & Research
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topic	AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AID AID AGENCIES AID FLOWS BENCHMARKING CARTEL CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMICS ENERGY PRICES INFLATION INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL AID INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MALARIA PACIFIC ISLANDS PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY RESEARCH PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY SERVICE DELIVERY
spellingShingle	AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AID AID AGENCIES AID FLOWS BENCHMARKING CARTEL CENTRALLY PLANNED ECONOMY COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVENESS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE DEVELOPMENT BANKS DEVELOPMENT FINANCE DEVELOPMENT GOALS DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMICS ENERGY PRICES INFLATION INNOVATION INTERNATIONAL AID INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MALARIA PACIFIC ISLANDS PERFECT COMPETITION POLICY RESEARCH PRIORITIES PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC POLICY SERVICE DELIVERY Harford, Tim Hadjimichael, Bita Klein, Michael Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit
relation	Viewpoint: Public Policy for the Private Sector; Note No. 277
description	Critics of the aid industry have accused it of acting like a cartel (Easterly 2002). The accusation has some bite-globally the industry remains somewhat concentrated, and for the typical recipient country, highly concentrated. Yet the most striking fact about the industry is how relentlessly competitive pressures are building. There has been a constant stream of new entrants, a steady fall in global and local concentration, and a clear tendency for donors to break out of historical patterns of aid and compete with one another. Could greater competition improve the efficiency of the aid system?
format	Publications & Research :: Viewpoint
author	Harford, Tim Hadjimichael, Bita Klein, Michael
author_facet	Harford, Tim Hadjimichael, Bita Klein, Michael
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title	Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit
title_short	Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit
title_full	Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit
title_fullStr	Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit
title_full_unstemmed	Aid Agency Competition : A Century of Entry, But No Exit
title_sort	aid agency competition : a century of entry, but no exit
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/10/5528860/aid-agency-competition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11251
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