PowerPoint Presentation Economic Growth and development in Southeast Asia

Who gives ODA?

• Most ODA (80%) is given in the form of bilateral assistance from one country to another
• Typically through bilateral development agencies e.g. USAID, DFID, JICA, CIDA, SIDA, Saudi Fund for International Development
• Many countries e.g. the U.S. have multiple aid agencies e.g.
• USAID, Millennium Challenge Corp, Depts of Agriculture Defense, Health and Human Services, Census, also Peace Corps
• Some aid provided in cash, but 70-75% is provided in goods (e.g. agriculture products, medicines) and services (technical assistance)
• Big push-back in recent years against “tied aid”, food aid, and use of TA (expensive consultants and travel)
• Many “aid conscious” donors no longer allow tied aid, good in many respects but also problematic given..
• Ongoing shift from pure-development objectives to more commercial interests in defining relationships between rich and poor countries
• Even true e.g. for Norway in terms of its relationship with Vietnam (example)