After Gleneagles: What Role for Loans in ODA?

Suppose a DAC donor earmarks USD1 billion of taxpayers' money for official development assistance (ODA). The donor may use two instruments as an outright grant or in combination with a market loan to produce a concessional loan of USD2 billion with a percentage grant element of 50 per cent. Man...

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Main Author: Cohen, Daniel (Author)
Other Authors: Jacquet, Pierre (Contributor), Reisen, Helmut (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2006
Series:OECD Development Centre Policy Briefs no.31
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:Suppose a DAC donor earmarks USD1 billion of taxpayers' money for official development assistance (ODA). The donor may use two instruments as an outright grant or in combination with a market loan to produce a concessional loan of USD2 billion with a percentage grant element of 50 per cent. Many nowadays think the choice should be clear: provide grants only, leave loans to the market. The purpose of this Policy Brief is to qualify and inform this choice....
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