Foreign aid
Cutting waste at DFID has only just begun
IPN Opinion article
A wishy-washy agenda at the Department for International Development (DFID) saw millions of pounds squandered on applauding Government policies at home, rather than on helping poor people overseas.
The truth about foreign aid that politicians won't admit
IPN Opinion article
Despite an unsustainable deficit at home, all three parties want to continue an aid binge abroad.
The Ghost of 0.7%: Origins and Relevance of the International Aid Target
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Foreign aid target of 0.7% of GDP is based on a discredited theory, using the wrong data; it should be scrapped – new report.
Our foreign aid target is absurd
IPN News coverage
Bronwen Maddox discusses IPN's paper on the 0.7% aid target
New study - The Ghost of 0.7%
IPN Press release
While the UK's three main political parties agree about a "0.7% target" for foreign aid, a Center for Global Development report, republished in a British edition by IPN, shows that this figure is misguided and wrong.
