Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid
本文是《世界发展》期刊关于援助政策与宏观经济管理的特刊导言，概述了10项研究，涵盖援助与增长关系、援助供给方（包括水平、波动和捐助协调）以及围绕援助的宏观框架，强调研究方法、分解和国别情境的重要性。
This is an introduction to the UNU-WIDER special issue of World Development on aid policy and the macroeconomic management of aid. We provide an overview of the 10 studies, grouping them under three sub-themes: the aid–growth relationship; the supply-side of aid (including its level, volatility, and coordination of donors); and the macroeconomic framework around aid. The studies in the special issue demonstrate the centrality of research methodology, the importance of disaggregation, and the need to account for country-specific situations and problems. This introduction concludes that the sometimes “over heated” debate on aid needs redirecting toward more rigorous analysis, in which the advantages—and disadvantages—of using aid for development can be evaluated in a calmer manner.