The fragmentation of aid : concepts, measurements and implications for development cooperation /: concepts, measurements and implications for development cooperation. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephan Klingebiel, Timo Mahn, Mario Negre, editors.
• Editors: Klingebiel, Stephan; Mahn, Timo; Negre, Mario
• Contents: Acknowledgements; Contents; List of Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on Contributors; Chapter 1: Fragmentation: A€Key Concept for€Development Cooperation; Introduction; Fragmentation as€a€Key Concept in€International Cooperation; Fragmentation in€the€Field of€Development Cooperation; Drivers and€Actors: Proliferation and€Fragmentation Trends; Fragmentation or 'More Choices': The€Development Finance Landscape; The Impact of€Fragmentation and€the€Way Forward; Contributions in€This Book and€Future Research Agenda; Conceptual Approach; Measurement of€Fragmentation (Part I). Drivers and€Actors (Part II)Impact and Consequences (Part III); How to deal with fragmentation (Part IV); Afterword; Notes; Part I: Measurements of Fragmentation; Chapter 2: Measuring Fragmentation: The€Financial Significance of€Aid Relations; Introduction; Multitude of€Aid Allocation Approaches; A Few Words on€Transaction Costs; Analysing Aid Fragmentation: Country Programmable Aid (CPA)-A Key Aid Metric; Excluding Micro-Aid 'Noise' Adjustment; Introducing Fragmentation and€Concentration Measures; Defining the€Significance of€Aid Relations; Concentration and€Fragmentation Ratios. The Biases of€the€Two CriteriaWhere Does Fragmentation Occur and€Who Are the€'Fragmenters'?; The Need for€a€New Statistical Measure for€Tracking Resource Inflows; Note; Chapter 3: Measuring Cross-Country Proliferation: Towards a€New Non-proliferation Treaty?; Introduction; Different Methods for€Getting a€Grip on€Proliferation; Number of€Countries; Top-10 Recipients; Partner Countries; Concentration Measures: The€OECD Way; Index of€Donor Proliferation; Conclusion and€Discussion; Notes; Chapter 4: A Composite Index of€Aid Fragmentation; Introduction. Use of€Composite Indicators for€Aid FragmentationLack of€Donor Commitment; Lack of€Donor Coordination; Lack of€Recipient Resilience; Multivariate Analysis; Weighting Procedures; Weights Derived from€Multivariate Analysis; Weights Derived from€the€Expert Survey; Aggregation Procedure; Results and€Conclusions; Notes; Part II: Drivers and Actors of Fragmentation; Chapter 5: Bilateral Donor Bureaucracies and€Development Cooperation Pluralism; Introduction; Line Ministries in€Development Cooperation: Patterns Across the€OECD-DAC Community. Line Ministries and€the€Aid and€Development Effectiveness AgendaLine Ministries and€the€Transformation of€Bilateral Cooperation; Mobilising Sector-Specific Knowledge and€New Partnerships for€Development; Conclusion; Notes; Chapter 6: Fragmentation's Losers: Who Are the€Aid Orphans?; Introduction; The Problematic Identification of€Under-aided Countries; Contrasting Approaches to€Aid Allocation; The OECD Watch List; Who's Neglecting Whom, and€Why?; A Combination of€Different Factors; The Role of€Bilateral, Multilateral and€Non-DAC Donors in€the€Aid Orphans Phenomenon.
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 341.2; Political science; International cooperation; LAW -- International; International cooperation; Political Science and International Relations; Globalization; Poverty, Aid and Development; Development Theory; Regional Development; Development and Social Change; Development Policy; Social Science -- Poverty & Homelessness; Social Science -- Developing Countries; Social Science -- Regional Studies; Social Science -- Sociology -- General; Development studies; Globalization; Poverty; Economic development; Social change; Economic policy; Political Science -- Globalization; Globalization; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137553577
• Related ISBNs: 113755357X; 9781137553560; 1137553561
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 8, 2016).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.