‘Two factors have shaped the reluctance to scale up aid: worries over aid effectiveness and absorptive capacity, and a perceived lack of progress on the governance agenda.’

An Opinion written for a high level policy forum bringing together senior DFID and NGO staff, MPs, private sector representatives, Africanists, development academics, and key journalists for discussion on the future of Africa in the run-up to the G8 meeting in Germany (6-8 June). The Forum was held on May 2nd, 2007 in London.