HOW MUCH AID IS USED FOR POVERTY REDUCTION

Poverty reduction is a stated priority objective of many aid donors. S o how much aid is directly targeted toward meeting this objective? In fact, this question proves difficult to answer. Three possible measure ment techniques are discussed - the project, sector and country approa ches - and the results obtained from these techniques compared. It is found that only around 15 per cent of total aid is directly poverty-or iented.