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stevecutts
15 hours ago1 min read
TOSSD: A Statistical Assessment
In 2012, the OECD decided to create a new measure of development finance that would be much wider than just “official development...
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stevecutts
Sep 4, 20241 min read
The Virtues of TOSSDing
Professor Speedy presents his insights and recommendations to promote Total Official Support for Sustainable Development (TOSSD) as the...
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stevecutts
Aug 2, 20245 min read
August 2024 Newsletter
August 2024 ODAReform.org Newsletter Dear Friends, I hope that those of you who share the Northern Hemisphere with us are having a good...
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stevecutts
Aug 1, 20241 min read
TOSSD a statistical measure? Or an anecdotal quantitative narrative?
Hedwig Riegler points out the fundamental problems of a system designed under political influence and for political reasons which,...
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stevecutts
Jul 29, 20241 min read
Climate Finance: What Needs to be Done!
This special ODAReform page contains three articles about the measurement of climate finance. - The first, by Steve Cutts, identifies the...
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stevecutts
Jul 29, 20241 min read
The TOSSD Mirage
Given all the problems created by the DAC’s recent changes to ODA rules, it is no surprise to see proposals for alternative measures of...
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stevecutts
Dec 8, 20231 min read
Guarantees as ODA?
Donors have come up with a new trick -- scoring ODA for selling financial guarantees. Scott and Riegler explain why this rabbit won't...
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stevecutts
May 1, 20231 min read
Steve Cutts: ODA and the Donation of Surplus COVID Vaccines, March 2023
Numerous allegations have been made that the DAC’s guidance for claiming ODA for the donation of surplus COVID-19 vaccines originally...
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stevecutts
Apr 29, 20231 min read
Steve Cutts: Point-by-point response to the OECD FAQ defending ODA accounting, October 2022
This is the annex that I attached to my letter to the OECD DSG
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