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The Case for Aid

Aid budgets are under pressure, and public support for spending money abroad is weakening. Part of the problem is the erosion of clarity around the purpose of aid: when people don’t know what aid is for, it becomes impossible to defend.
 
Drawing on a year-long consultation with senior development officials and with independent experts from across the global North and South, CGD experts have developed a clearer case for aid—focusing on official development assistance (ODA), a small but distinct part of development finance, defined by its purpose. It sets out why governments invest public money abroad, what aid should be used for, and how it can deliver the greatest impact.

Learn more at https://www.CGDev.org/CaseForAid