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Subject(s)

• Economic assistance—Developing countries [Browse]
• Developing countries—Dependency on foreign countries [Browse]
• Developing countries—Economic conditions [Browse]

Series

Anthem studies in development and globalization

Summary note

"Development Without Aid" opens up perspectives about foreign aid to the world's poorest countries. Growing up in Malawi the author developed a sense of the limitations of foreign assistance and from this evolves a critique of foreign aid as an alien resource unable to provide the dynamism that could propel the poorest countries out of poverty. The book aims to help move the discussion beyond foreign aid. It examines the rapid growth of the world's diasporas as a quasi-indigenous resource of increasing strength in terms of both financial and human capital, and considers how far such a reso.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Print version record.

Contents

• List of acronyms
• Acknowledgments
• Preface: motivation and perspective
• What is foreign aid, who does it, why and how much is there?
• How far has development aid been effective?
• Why has development aid done so little?
• Changing the dynamics of development
• "New aid" : new ways to promote and finance development?
• Another pathway out of poverty?
• Exit strategy : replacing foreign assistance
• Postscript
• Notes
• Index.

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ISBN

• 9780857283023 ((electronic bk.))
• 0857283022 ((electronic bk.))
• 0857280678 ((electronic bk.))
• 9780857280671 ((electronic bk.))
• 9780857283016 (PDF)
• 0857283014 (PDF)

OCLC

842262456

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