Assessing Aid: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/aidpub.htm

This World Bank Policy Research report was published in November 1998. Summary materials include the news release (in five languages), Powerpoint slides prepared by David Dollar, one of the report's main authors, and the report Overview (the slides and

Overview are available in English, French, and Spanish). The full report in English is available online in PDF files. http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/aidtoc.htm


For answers to common questions, see our Q & A.
http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/qanda.htm

Research papers on aid effectiveness provide details on the analysis that went into the report. http://www.worldbank.org/research/aid/background/toc.htm