Aid Effectiveness
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We're considering a number of pressing questions relating to development effectiveness on the back of the Australian Aid Review, as Australia looks to increase its aid budget to 0.5% of its national income by 2015. Does aid work? Does it reach the poorest people? What are the most effective channels for delivering aid? AND how do we make aid work better? This is part of the Praxis Discussion Series, 2012.
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