The Macroeconomic Implications of MDG-Based Strategies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author:
John Weeks
,Terry McKinley
Abstract:At the Gleneagles summit in 2005, the G-8 committed to doubling Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Africa by 2010 in order to help finance national efforts to reach the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Will such a substantial scaling-up of ODA lead to more expansionary macroeconomic policies? This Policy Research Brief assesses the implications for fiscal, monetary and exchange-rate policies. (...)
Keywords:Macroeconomic; MDG; Sub-Saharan Africa; Poverty
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Type/Issue:Policy Research Brief/4
ISSN:2358-1379
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