Pity the Finance Minister: Issues in Managing a Substantial Scaling-Up of Aid Flows

Author/Editor:

Peter S. Heller

Publication Date:

September 1, 2005

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

Substantially scaling up of aid flows will require development partners to address many issues, including the impact of higher aid flows on: the competitiveness of aid recipients; the management of fiscal and monetary policy; the delivery of public services; behavioral incentives; and the rate of growth of the economy. Other issues will include the appropriate sequencing of aid-financed investments; balancing alternative expenditure priorities; the implications for fiscal and budget sustainability; and exit strategies from donor funding. Donors will need to ensure greater long-term predictability and reduced short-term volatility of aid. The international financial institutions can play a critical role in helping countries address these scaling-up issues.

Series:

Working Paper No. 2005/180

Subject:

Aid flows Budget planning and preparation Expenditure Fiscal policy Foreign aid Foreign exchange Public financial management (PFM) Real exchange rates

English

Publication Date:

September 1, 2005

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451861990/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA2005180

Pages:

37

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