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Researchers Report 'Surprisingly Little' Evidence That Economic Downturns Are Associated With Deep Development Aid Cuts
Despite concerns expressed by the World Bank and the WHO that the current economic climate would lead donor countries to scale back development assistance, a study (.pdf) published online Friday in the WHO Bulletin finds what the authors "described as 'surprisingly little' evidence that economic downturns are associated with deep cuts in aid, at least in the first few years of a financial crisis," Reuters reports (Kelland, 2/25).
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