Organizing U.S. foreign aid : confronting challenges of the twenty-first century / Carol Lancaster and Ann Van Dusen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lancaster, Carol.

Contributor:

Van Dusen, Ann.

Series:

Global economy and development

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance, American.

Physical Description:

ix, 78 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2005]

Summary:

U.S. foreign aid has reached a crisis point. While the amount of aid has increased in recent years, the way it is organized and delivered by the U.S. government has become increasingly fragmented and chaotic. The proliferation of federal agencies engaged in foreign aid has created serious disconnects and inefficiencies in the use of this important tool of U.S. foreign policy. It is time for a change. Here, two well-known experts who have worked extensively in the international development field provide some keen observations on the current disorganization of federal assistance and offer advice on how to make U.S. aid more effective. Several models for streamlining the organization of foreign aid are detailed and recommendations proffered. The authors argue that dramatic change in the way U.S. aid is organized and provided is urgently needed.

Contents:

A new urgency: international development and U.S. foreign policy

The nature of development

What is foreign aid?

The mission and purposes of U.S. foreign aid

A short history of aid

Organizational landscape of U.S. foreign aid

Structure and processes of the U.S. Agency for International Development

The political context of U.S. international assistance

Alternative approaches: other aid-giving donor countries

Foreign aid in the twenty-first century

Challenges and opportunities: recommendations and options for organizing U.S. foreign aid.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 67-71) and index.

ISBN:

0815751133

OCLC:

60188371

Publisher Number:

9780815751137