Does Foreign Aid Improve Gender Performance in Recipient Countries?. (14th July 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bali Swain, Ranjula; Garikipati, Supriya; Wallentin, Fan Yang
• Is Part Of: Journal of international development. Volume 32:Number 7(2020:Oct.)
• Page Start: 1171
• Page End: 1193
• Publication Date: 2020-07-14
• Subjects: foreign aid -- gender performance -- structural equation model; Economic development projects -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic policy -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Periodicals; 330.91724
• DOI: 10.1002/jid.3500
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0954-1748

Abstract

Abstract: An explicit goal of foreign aid is to promote female empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. We investigate if foreign aid achieves this intended goal by examining its impact on gender performance of recipient countries at the country level. Employing structural equation models, our results suggest that aid alone, even when targeted to directly improve gender outcomes, is unlikely to shift systemic inequalities. Aid will need to bolster civil society efforts that challenge institutional structures and norms in order to impact gender outcomes at country level. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd