Where does official development assistance get spent? That’s the question we’ve examined in our latest analysis, and it’s turned out to be a fruitful field, which is likely to yield some follow-ups to understand who funds where and why. We hope you like the first installment this week.
Some countries get more aid than others. Which makes sense, right? Some countries have more people and less money. They need more help.
But does that match up in reality? Does ODA match up to need?
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David Ainsworth@daveainsworth4
David Ainsworth is business editor at Devex, where he writes about finance and funding issues for development institutions. He was previously a senior writer and editor for magazines specializing in nonprofits in the U.K. and worked as a policy and communications specialist in the nonprofit sector for a number of years. His team specializes in understanding reports and data and what it teaches us about how development functions.
