Economic assistance

[the presentation was so .. so .. rhizomatic that notes are pretty vague as well. was interesting still.
 somebody taped the speech .. i wish i understood the words :) .. most of the time i wasn't making notes]

1. Marshall...
2. decolonization
3. ...

• other than gov <-> gov channels!
• problematic in countries in civil war

Objects of conditionality (?)

• Paternalism
• Initucement
• Restraint
• Signalling

 ....

Paternalism

(desirable? feasible?)
• where does the money go?
• misuse
• Uganda "star", Tanzania something else
• desire: donators & govs different opinions
• feasibility: fungibility, accounting does not tell the truth

Initucement (bribery)

• projects (small, i.e. building a dam)
• programs (larger political, i.e. economic ideological issues)
• forcing (by bribing)

Restraint

• maintain (good) policy
• story: Ulysses and the Syrens
• mutual acception (Ulysses and the crew)

Signalling

• doner shows example for private investors
• risk ratings
• Africa has low
• ratings change slowly
  (Q/me: "is slowness wisdom". A/he: ".. in this case (Uganda) so slow that it's unfair)
  
  
• Burnside-Dallas comment on Boone (LSE)
• in countries with good policies aid really helps
  -> selectivity
• Time inconsistency (as an economic term)
• case: Kenya switching from protectionism to World Bank encouraged trade liberalisation and back and forth several times