Does Foreign Aid Improve Gender Performance in Recipient Countries?

An explicit goal of foreign aid is to promote female empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. We investigate if foreign aid achieves this intended goal by examining its impact on gender performance of recipient countries at the country level. Employing structural equation models, our...

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Published in:Journal of international development 2020-10, Vol.32 (7), p.1171-1193
Main Authors: Bali Swain, Ranjula, Garikipati, Supriya, Wallentin, Fan Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
05 Gender equality
10 Reduced inequalities
17 Partnerships for the goals
Civil society
Developing countries
Economics
Empowerment
Equality
Foreign aid
Gender
Gender inequality
gender performance
LDCs
Nationalekonomi
Statistics
Statistik
structural equation model
Structural equation modeling
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Summary:An explicit goal of foreign aid is to promote female empowerment and gender equality in developing countries. We investigate if foreign aid achieves this intended goal by examining its impact on gender performance of recipient countries at the country level. Employing structural equation models, our results suggest that aid alone, even when targeted to directly improve gender outcomes, is unlikely to shift systemic inequalities. Aid will need to bolster civil society efforts that challenge institutional structures and norms in order to impact gender outcomes at country level. © 2020 The Authors. Journal of International Development published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISSN:0954-1748
1099-1328
1099-1328
DOI:10.1002/jid.3500