The Implications of Horizontal Inequality for Aid.
This paper argues that the reduction of Horizontal Inequalities (HIs), or inequalities between culturally defined groups, should inform aid policy in heterogeneous countries with severe HIs. It shows how this would change aid allocation across countries, leading to more aid to heterogeneous countrie...
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CRISE (Department of International Development, University of Oxford)
2006
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| description | This paper argues that the reduction of Horizontal Inequalities (HIs), or inequalities between culturally defined groups, should inform aid policy in heterogeneous countries with severe HIs. It shows how this would change aid allocation across countries, leading to more aid to heterogeneous countries relative to homogeneous ones, the opposite of the existing bias in aid distribution. It explores how adopting an HI approach would affect the use of particular aid instruments, arguing that different instruments are appropriate according to the attitude and capacity of the government in relation to correcting HIs. Drawing on case studies of Ghana and Nepal it argues that at present there is neglect of HI considerations in aid policy, which can be particularly damaging where aid forms a large part of government resources. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:b87a306a-085d-4483-b982-5257ee59a9a62022-03-27T04:56:10ZThe Implications of Horizontal Inequality for Aid.Working paperhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_8042uuid:b87a306a-085d-4483-b982-5257ee59a9a6EnglishDepartment of Economics - ePrintsCRISE (Department of International Development, University of Oxford)2006Brown, GStewart, FThis paper argues that the reduction of Horizontal Inequalities (HIs), or inequalities between culturally defined groups, should inform aid policy in heterogeneous countries with severe HIs. It shows how this would change aid allocation across countries, leading to more aid to heterogeneous countries relative to homogeneous ones, the opposite of the existing bias in aid distribution. It explores how adopting an HI approach would affect the use of particular aid instruments, arguing that different instruments are appropriate according to the attitude and capacity of the government in relation to correcting HIs. Drawing on case studies of Ghana and Nepal it argues that at present there is neglect of HI considerations in aid policy, which can be particularly damaging where aid forms a large part of government resources. |
| spellingShingle | Brown, G Stewart, F The Implications of Horizontal Inequality for Aid. |
| title | The Implications of Horizontal Inequality for Aid. |
| title_full | The Implications of Horizontal Inequality for Aid. |
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| title_short | The Implications of Horizontal Inequality for Aid. |
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