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Development Delusions and Contradictions

An Anatomy of the Foreign Aid Industry
ISBN:
978-3-03-117772-9
Auflage:
1st ed. 2023
Verlag:
Palgrave Macmillan, Springer International Publishing
Land des Verlags:
Schweiz
Erscheinungsdatum:
13.12.2023
Autoren:
Format:
Softcover
Seitenanzahl:
397
Ladenpreis
131,99EUR (inkl. MwSt. zzgl. Versand)
Lieferung in 5-10 Werktagen Versandkostenfrei ab 40 Euro in Österreich
This book analyses the shortcomings of the Western development aid programme. Through exploring the evolution of aid over more than seven decades, development is examined as an industry with a variety of motives and actors. The driving forces and dynamics in the relationship between aid and economic development are highlighted in relation to faulty development structures and misaligned aims. With a particular focus on Egypt, radical questions are posed on how global aid and development can be improved, including how it can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This book aims to present an alternative aid framework to help overcome the dysfunctionality of the current international development system. It will be of interest to researchers and policymakers working within development economics and development policy.

Biografische Anmerkung
David Sims is a development consultant who has worked with a number of international agencies, including the European Commission, World Bank, and UN.