Abstract

Unlike the other OECD countries, France has increased its overseas development aid in recent years. This is explained by the importance it accords its overseas commitments, particularly in Africa, which has remained a priority arena for French foreign policy. Most French aid is bilateral (and highly conditional), although France's contribution to the multilateral agencies is disproportional to its GDP share in the OECD. But increasingly, pressures re mounting for a re‐assessment of aid policy, with cost‐effectiveness as a central concern.

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