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Chapter 14 Aid and Development: The Mozambican Case

Theory and Practice of Foreign Aid

ISBN: 978-0-444-52765-3, eISBN: 978-1-84950-013-5

Publication date: 1 April 2006

Abstract

We consider the relationship between external aid and development in Mozambique from 1980–2004, identifying the specific mechanisms through which aid has influenced the developmental trajectory of the country. We undertake both a growth accounting analysis and review the intended and unintended effects of aid at the micro-level. Sustained aid flows to Mozambique, in conflict and post-conflict periods, have made an unambiguous, positive contribution to rapid growth since 1992. However, proliferation of donors and aid-supported interventions has burdened local administration, indicating a need for deeper domestic government accountability. To sustain growth, Mozambique must maximize benefits from natural resources while promoting constructive international market integration.

Citation

Arndt, C., Jones, S. and Tarp, F. (2006), "Chapter 14 Aid and Development: The Mozambican Case", Lahiri, S. (Ed.) Theory and Practice of Foreign Aid (Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Vol. 1), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 235-288. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1574-8715(06)01014-1

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