Aid Effectiveness In Africa: Developing Trust Between Donors And Governments

A significant contribution to the ongoing debate on aid effectiveness, this work examines the extent to which trust is present in today’s aid relationships. Pomerantz offers valuable recommendations, learned in years of fieldwork and research, that have the potential to transform the way that aid agencies operate.

Phyllis R. Pomerantz has worked for the World Bank since 1979. Among other technical and managerial roles, she served as Country Manager and Country Director of Zambia and Mozambique from 1994 to 2000. Following her special assignment to research and write about aid relationships in Africa, she was appointed the World Bank’s first Chief Learning Officer, the position she currently holds.