Managing aid : practices of DAC member countries.

Description

The member countries of OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) give almost USD 70 billion in foreign aid (development co-operation) annually. This study examines how to manage that aid for the best results. It is based on the organisational structures and practices of 22 of the world's main donor countries, with a view to assisting countries who are becoming donors. The book covers issues such as legal frameworks; how donors organise their operations in partner developing countries; centralised versus decentralised management; relations with non-governmental organisations; and managing gender equality, environmental sustainability and humanitarian action.  Read more... Acronyms -- Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. The Legal and Political Foundations for Development Co-operation -- Chapter 2. Policy Coherence for Development -- Chapter 3. Organisation and Management -- Chapter 4. Managing Human Resources -- Chapter 5. Aid Allocation -- Chapter 6. Managing Bilateral ODA -- Chapter 7. Managing Multilateral ODA -- Chapter 8. Implementing the Aid Effectiveness Agenda -- Chapter 9. Managing Cross-Sectoral Issues -- Chapter 10. Monitoring and Evaluation -- Chapter 11. Humanitarian Action -- Bibliography -- Annex A. DAC Member Country Profiles on Foreign Assistance -- Annex B. OECD DAC Statistics: A Brief Introduction -- Annex C. Official Development Assistance 2007 -- Annex D. Principles and Good Practice of Humanitarian Donorship -- Annex E. Millennium Development Goals and Targets.