Abstract
It seems that ever since foreign aid existed, there have been voices calling for its increase. Nowadays, everyone, from the world leaders of the G81 to the economists, seem to agree on the quite unclear target of doubling aid to Africa. But there are, at the same time growing doubts about aid effectiveness. The article 'How to make aid work' published in 'The Economist' highlights the various problems of aid and shows that increasing aid is a simplistic solution that would not solve Africa's problems. First, it reminds us that while the world leaders multiply commitments on increasing aid amounts and improving aid effectiveness, there is little progress if any: Aid doesn't increase, donors do not coordinate and keep being 'intrusive, cumbersome, rivalrous'. Second, aid quality doesn't improve: it's still unmanageable for the recipient country because it's a 'capricious and volatile commodity'. Though aid is weak and unpredictable, it can't be effectively planned and spent.
