United States Assistance Policy in Africa

Name: United States Assistance Policy in Africa
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

United States Assistance Policy in AfricaExceptional Power\nAuthor(s): Shai Divon, Bill Derman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367172688, 978-0367172688\nSynopsis\nFrom the end of WWII to the end of the Obama administration, development assistance in Africa has been viewed as an essential instrument of US foreign policy. Although many would characterise it as a form of aid aimed at enhancing the lives of those in the developing world, it can also be viewed as a tool for advancing US national security objectives. \n\nUsing a theoretical framework based on 'power', United States Assistance Policy in Africa examines the American assistance discourse, its formation and justification in relation to historical contexts, and its operation on the African continent. Beginning with a problematisation of development as a concept that structures hierarchies between groups of people, the book highlights how cultural, politi.