New Development Assistance in the Making: An Introduction

Abstract

Many emerging economies have been gradually evolving from recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA) to new donors. While statistical information of their contribution varies due to heterogeneous definitions, criteria, and data availability, the impacts of emerging economies’ increasing engagement in international development have become visible. Their growing role in international development does not just reflect a shift of the center of gravity of the global political economy toward the South and East, but has paved the way for rethinking and reforming ODA.