Redesigning Conditionality.

Journal article

Conditionality has been used to induce reform. The rather disappointing results of this approach have led to a gradual redesign of the aid contract, toward a shorter period and more detailed conditions. The logical conclusion of this approach is for reforms to be priced piecemeal. Such an approach is fundamentally incompatible with government ownership of policy and hence reduces the credibility of reforms. Further, this attempt to induce reform has crowded out other uses of conditionality. We propose an alternative basis for aid allocation in terms of a retrospective assessment of a few major outcomes such as growth. We show how outcome measures can control for influences on growth over which the government has no control. Coauthors are Patrick Guillaumont, Sylviane Guillaumont, and Jan Willem Gunning.

Authors: Collier, P

• Journal: World Development
• Volume: 25
• Publication date: 1997-01-01
• Language: English