Les Defis pour le Canada en matiere d'aide publique au developpement

In: Études internationales: revue trimestrielle, Band 33, Heft 4, S. 723-743

Abstract

During the June 2002 G8 summit in Kananaskis, Canada displayed its international leadership with the announcement of the Africa Action Plan. In this paper, we analyze Canada's Official Development Assistance (ODA) program during the 1990s to evaluate several hypotheses about how ODA is disbursed. Some facts that are uncovered are that Commonwealth members receive more aid; media coverage & the content of media coverage of aid recipients affect aid levels; & surprisingly, contrary to its announced policy, Canada does not seem to favor democratic states that would be more likely to practice "good governance." These results lead us to speculate about the future of Canada's ODA program in light of the post 9-11 (2001) international transformations. We conclude with some general policy suggestions to improve Canada's ODA program. 3 Tables, 2 Figures. Adapted from the source document.