I just read this short piece (Aid Effectiveness - Opening the Black box) written by Bourguignon and Sundberg which synthesises the different mechanisms operating in the relationship between aid and development outcomes (what they call: the black box).
They mention almost every problem and obstacle related to aid that hinders its effectiveness, and there is one which really keeps my attention: coordination between different donors and agencies. This one is also another problem related to the " governance of aid" and how these agents follow their own agenda. A lot has been said about this principal-agent relationship established between donors and recipient countries... but I really miss more research and documentation on how donor organisations from developed countries coordinate their activities and operate in developing countries.
On the other hand, this short paper is another good example of how far it is the research being done by those working for the IFIs and the interventions finally deployed by this same IFI.
Pandora's jukebox: Random thoughts on aid, development, inequality, alpinism, and many more... some of them in english, others in spanish
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