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EADI Papers

To support our members with analyses of deeper and broader issues relevant to their work, we occasionally publish our own papers on topics with specific importance for the field of Development Studies.

EADI Papers

Sub National Donors and the International Quest for Aid Effectiveness: Case-Study Flanders

Karel Verbeke & Evert Waeterloos
It is extremely difficult to demonstrate scientifically whether development aid actually works. Yet it is commonly assumed that while aid has often yielded positive results, this has unfortunately not always been the case and has caused frustration in the aid community. Although the explanation was initially increasingly acknowledged its own role in rendering aid ineffective. To improve the effectiveness of aid, several international high level meetings have generated important commitments to rationalize the aid environment.
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The MDGs and Beyond: Pro-poor Policy in a Changing World

Andrew Sumner & Thomas Lawo -
The MDGs have had a significant impact so far at a global level, but national level impacts are less clear and need more exploration. There is strong evidence of MDG impacts at a global level and in many countries (in the recent UNDP study of 30 countries, no fewer than 25 countries had added, expanded or modified indicators and 10 had added local goals), and there is good evidence of MDG impacts on social sector budget allocations.
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