Aid and the Resource Curse : How Can Aid Be Designed to Preserve Institutions?

Harford, Tim ; Klein, Michael

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ACCOUNTABILITY;    AID;    AID AGENCIES;    AID DEPENDENCE;    AID FLOWS;   

RP-ID  :  32840

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Many studies have found that countrieswith abundant natural resources grow more slowly than thosewithout a phenomenon often known as theresource curseorthecurse of oil.Some development specialists areconcerned that foreign aid may also cause a resource curse.Recent research is not conclusive, but certainly does notrule out the possibility. This Note suggests ways to avoidthis risk and urges more attention be devoted to it.