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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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Mar 171 min read
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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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Sep 4, 20241 min read
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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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Aug 2, 20245 min read
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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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Aug 1, 20241 min read
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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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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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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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Jul 29, 20241 min read
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Falsifying aid records: A prize example
If you told the taxman you made a $6 million loss when you really made a $31 million profit, you could go to jail. But as Simon Scott...
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Jun 6, 20241 min read
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February 2024 Newsletter
February 2024 ODAReform.org Newsletter Dear Friends, If it is not too late, I would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year. As some...
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Feb 9, 20247 min read
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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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Dec 8, 20231 min read
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Brussels Declaration on Measuring Official Development Assistance
An international group of experts on the measurement of aid and other resource flows to developing countries met in Brussels, Belgium on...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
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Hedwig Riegler & Simon Scott: PSI Vehicles as ODA Generators
The miracle of "private sector instruments" -- endless new ODA at the touch of a button Double-click below to download paper
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Jul 9, 20231 min read
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Simon Scott: Caps Are For Dunces!
Scott explains the DAC's simple solution for unwelcome figures - just report something else! Double-click below to download paper
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Jun 13, 20231 min read
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Simon Scott: Write Your Own ODA Receipt, June 2023
Do discount rates really make much of a difference? Scott shows that they really do! Double-click below to download paper
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Jun 11, 20231 min read
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June 2023 Newsletter
June 2023 ODAReform.org Newsletter Dear Friends, It is now one month since we launched the website ODAReform.org to support our campaign...
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Jun 11, 20236 min read
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