Aid : understanding international development cooperation / John Degnbol-Martinussen and Poul Engberg-Pedersen ; translated by Marie Bille.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Degnbol-Martinussen, John.

Contributor:

Engberg-Pedersen, Poul.

Standardized Title:

Bistand. English

Language:

Danish

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance.

Economic development.

Physical Description:

xv, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

English edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books ; Copenhagen : Mellemfolkeligt Samvirke, Danish Association for International Cooperation ; New York : Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave, [2003]

Language Note:

Translated from the Danish.

Summary:

In this comprehensive study on global aid, the authors argue that no better alternative exists to replace tax-payer-financed aid as the main mechanism for promoting greater equality between North and South and within the countries of the South. It should therefore be continued while at the same time being made more effective and efficient, and the authors present ideas to achieve this. They conclude by examining new modes of financing development and new modes of international cooperation aimd at bringing about growth and human development. Motives and Interests - Development Goals - Aid Strategies - Size and Distribution of Foreign Aid - Official Bilateral Assistance - Multilateral Aid - The Role of NGOs in Development Co-operation - Actors in Aid Interaction - Emergency Relief and Humanitarian Assistance - Evaluation - The Impact of Aid - Problems and Challenges in Development - Perspectives and Prospects for Development Co-operation in the 21st Century.

Contents:

2 Motives and Interests 7

3 Development Goals 25

4 Aid Strategies 39

5 Size and Distribution of Foreign Aid 56

6 Official Bilateral Assistance 74

7 Multilateral Aid 94

8 The Role of NGOs in Development Cooperation 143

9 Actors in Aid Interaction 174

10 Emergency Relief and Humanitarian Assistance 199

11 Evaluation 216

12 The Impact of Aid 230

13 Problems and Challenges of Development Cooperation with States in the South 267

14 Perspectives and Prospects for Development Cooperation in the Twenty-first Century 285

Appendix Donor Countries and Recipient Countries 317.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-337) and index.

ISBN:

1842770381

184277039X

8779071597

OCLC:

49977326