Table II. The rationale of voluntary... | Emerald Publishing

Table II.

The rationale of voluntary contributions to IGOs

	Reasons for voluntary (earmarked or non) contributions
IGO member state	Target issues, themes or countries Test innovative approaches, mechanisms before decides to scale-up Gets into contacts with the recipient country leveraging IO’s reputation and earlier experiences
IGO	Increases resources at its disposal Introduces flexibility to its actions Pilot ideas and initiatives before getting involved at a larger scale
Target country/target problem	Gets support in needed areas/continuous to be examined Accesses knowledge and expertise/accumulates knowledge about possible solutions Trains its staff to autonomously pursue needed activities/gets continuous visibility

	Reasons for voluntary (earmarked or non) contributions
IGO member state	Target issues, themes or countriesTest innovative approaches, mechanisms before decides to scale-upGets into contacts with the recipient country leveraging IO’s reputation and earlier experiences
IGO	Increases resources at its disposalIntroduces flexibility to its actionsPilot ideas and initiatives before getting involved at a larger scale
Target country/target problem	Gets support in needed areas/continuous to be examinedAccesses knowledge and expertise/accumulates knowledge about possible solutionsTrains its staff to autonomously pursue needed activities/gets continuous visibility

Source: Elaborated-based on reports on multilateral development finance, DAC OECD