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Journal Article

The Myth of NGO Superiority

Development & Cooperation

Authors

  • Nunnenkamp
  • P.

Publication Date

JEL Classification

F35

Key Words

aid allocation

NGOs

official donors

poverty focus

Recent research suggests that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) do not provide better targeted or more efficient aid than state-run development agencies. They do not seem to even try to outperform the latter by focussing on the neediest or by working in particularly difficult environments.

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