Publication

This paper argues that the traditional ways of classifying aid donor interests and recipient needs should be revised, particularly when dealing with global public goods. As the text's authors see it, and in opposition to existing practices, the required aid should go to where it can be provided most efficiently, and not necessarily where there is the greatest need. To back up their argument, the authors look at existing aid patterns for climate change mitigation and highlight what they say about donor accountability, the allocation of aid for global public goods, and the viability of current aid giving practices.