Official development assistance once more under fire from critics

Abstract

The author would like to thank Nicole Anliker for her valuable collaboration in the drafting of this article. 1. Introduction In the second part of this first issue of the International Development Policy Series, the authors analyse the major challenges and trends in trade, finance, food security and international development cooperation policies, focusing on 2008 and 2009. They examine the impact of the financial crisis and the commodity price boom and bust. The recent crises pose a particul...