International Development Assistance

Olav Stokke is Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Norway. He is the author of The UN and Development (2009).

• Part I Searching for the Policy Drivers of ODA.- 1. Introduction.- Part II International ODA Targets, Their Follow-Up and Real Value to Recipients.-  2. The Evolving International Volume Targets.- 3. The Follow-Up on the 0.7% Target: A Bird’s-Eye Perspective.- 4. What is the Real Value of ODA to Recipients?.- Part III ODA Targets and Policy Determinants: the Frontrunners and the Western Hegemon 5. Denmark: The Pragmatic Frontrunner.- 6. Norway: Altruism under Strain.- 7. Sweden: Combining Domestic Values with Neutralism.- 8. The Netherlands: Merchant and Clergyman.- 9. The United States: The Realist.- Part IV Analysis and Conclusions.- 10. The Drivers of ODA: What Can They Tell About Its Future?.