Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of foreign aid on economic growth ... more Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Kenya. Methodology: The study used a descriptive research technique and a time series approach to track economic growth in Kenya for 41 years, from the year 1980 to 2020. The study also adopted a census survey to collect secondary data by use of a secondary time series data template from the World Bank and KNBS databases in Kenya for the period 1980 to 2020. The collected data was edited, coded and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Findings: The results of the study revealed that ODA, emergency & food aid, debt forgiveness and technical cooperation had a positive and significant relationship with economic growth(GDP). In addition, ODA, emergency & food aid and debt forgiveness have a positive and significant impact on economic growth. However, technical cooperation had a negative and no significant impact on economic growth in Kenya Unique Cont...
Somalia is experiencing the challenges of two-decades-plus of peace building efforts; challenges ... more Somalia is experiencing the challenges of two-decades-plus of peace building efforts; challenges that come through protracted conflict. It is recovering from state collapse and moving into a unique post-conflict situation. The same can be said for the Somali mentality. The need, therefore, is not only for rebuilding institutions but also transforming peoples’ attitudes. Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) is not a new phenomenon, but can be linked historically to the US-led Marshall Plan for the reconstruction and development of post-war Europe, and with reconstruction efforts in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and in Iraq thus the revival of the concept in the early twenty-first century. This article, which aims to examine PCR models and frameworks, briefly tracing the evolution of the concept and analysing some of the models and frameworks, is a critique of the EU-led New Deal for Somalia, a special arrangement for fragile states, as it tries to compare this aid effectiveness model and contrast it with the US-led Marshall Plan for Europe’s post-war reconstruction and development. The article argues for an effective PCR model and framework – like that of post-war Europe’s Marshall Plan – for the new Somalia.
Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of foreign aid on economic growth ... more Purpose: The objective of this study was to examine the impact of foreign aid on economic growth in Kenya. Methodology: The study used a descriptive research technique and a time series approach to track economic growth in Kenya for 41 years, from the year 1980 to 2020. The study also adopted a census survey to collect secondary data by use of a secondary time series data template from the World Bank and KNBS databases in Kenya for the period 1980 to 2020. The collected data was edited, coded and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS). Findings: The results of the study revealed that ODA, emergency & food aid, debt forgiveness and technical cooperation had a positive and significant relationship with economic growth(GDP). In addition, ODA, emergency & food aid and debt forgiveness have a positive and significant impact on economic growth. However, technical cooperation had a negative and no significant impact on economic growth in Kenya Unique Cont...
Somalia is experiencing the challenges of two-decades-plus of peace building efforts; challenges ... more Somalia is experiencing the challenges of two-decades-plus of peace building efforts; challenges that come through protracted conflict. It is recovering from state collapse and moving into a unique post-conflict situation. The same can be said for the Somali mentality. The need, therefore, is not only for rebuilding institutions but also transforming peoples’ attitudes. Post-Conflict Reconstruction (PCR) is not a new phenomenon, but can be linked historically to the US-led Marshall Plan for the reconstruction and development of post-war Europe, and with reconstruction efforts in the Balkans, Afghanistan, and in Iraq thus the revival of the concept in the early twenty-first century. This article, which aims to examine PCR models and frameworks, briefly tracing the evolution of the concept and analysing some of the models and frameworks, is a critique of the EU-led New Deal for Somalia, a special arrangement for fragile states, as it tries to compare this aid effectiveness model and contrast it with the US-led Marshall Plan for Europe’s post-war reconstruction and development. The article argues for an effective PCR model and framework – like that of post-war Europe’s Marshall Plan – for the new Somalia.
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