Does foreign aid really work?

Does foreign aid really work?

Riddell, Roger

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First book on aid to provide a comprehensive examination of official, NGO andemergency/humanitarian aid. Persuasively argues that aid is not necessary fordevelopment to happen - though, if used properly, it can provide an importantcatalyst to accelerate the development process. Argues that one of aid's mainfailings is the existence of too many donors and too many NGOs. Foreign aid is now a $100bn business and is expanding more rapidly today than it has for a generation. But does it work? Indeed, is it needed at all?. Other attempts to answer this important question have been dominated by a focus on the impact ofofficial aid provided by governments. But today possibly as much as 30 percent of aid is provided by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and over 10 percent is provided as emergency assistance. INDICE:. 1. A Good Thing?. Part A: The Complex Worlds of Foreign Aid. 2. The Origins and Early Decades of Aid-Giving. 3. Aid-giving from the 1970s to the Present. 4. The Growing Web of Aid Donors. 5. The Complexities of Multilateral Aid. Part B: Does Aid Really Work?. 6. Assessing and Measuring the Impact of Aid. 7. The Impact of Official Development Aid Projectsce,. 8. The Impact ofProgramme Aid, Technical Assistance, and Aid for Capacity Development. 9. TheImpact of Aid at the Country and Cross-country Level. 10. Assessing the Impact of Conditionality. 11. Does Official Development Aid Really Work: A Summing Up. 12. The Role of NGOs. 13. The Wider Impact of Non Governmental and Civil Society Organisations. 14. The Growth of Emergencies and the Humanitarian Response. 15. The Impact of Emergency and Humanitarian Aid. Part C: Why is Aid Given. 16. The Political and Commercial Dimensions of Aid. 17. Public Support for Aid. 18. Charity or Duty? The Moral Case for Aid. 19. The Moral Case for Governments and Individuals to Provide Aid. Part D: Towards a Different Future for Aid. 20. Why Aid isnt Working. 21. Enhancing Aid's Effectiveness. 22. Changingaid relationships.

  • ISBN: 978-0-19-954446-2
  • Editorial: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS.
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 536
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2008
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés