Foreign Aid and Development

Name: Foreign Aid and Development
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Aid has worked in the past but can be made to work better in the future. This book offers important new research and will appeal to those working in economics, politics and development studies as well as to governmental and aid professionals. > Peter Hjertholm, Editorial AssistantAid has worked in the past but can be made to work better in the future. In this important new book, leading economists and political scientists, including experienced aid practitioners, re-examine foreign aid. The evolution of development doctrine over the past fifty years is critically investigated, and conventional wisdom and current practice is challenged. As well as offering important new research material, the book opens up new directions for future practice and policy. It will be of vital interest to those working in economics, politics and development studies, as well as to governmental and aid professionals. > List of tables List of figures List of Contributors List of Acronyms and abbreviatis