Development without aid : the decline of development aid and the rise of the diaspora / David A. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, David A. (David Anthony)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Developing countries.

Economic assistance.

Developing countries.

Developing countries--Dependency on foreign countries.

Developing countries--Economic conditions.

Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

viii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2013.

Summary:

Development Without Aid opens up perspectives and analyzes facts about foreign aid to the poorest developing countries. The discussion is advocacy as much as analysis, and makes extensive reference to recent research, including the author's previous work on the World Bank. Starting from an experience of development in the author's formative years in what is now Malawi, the book develops a critique of foreign aid as an alien resource inherently unable to provide the necessary dynamism to propel the poorest countries out of poverty, and plagued by deep flaws that undercut its own effectiveness. The book aims to move the focus of development strategy in poor countries beyond foreign aid, and to reassert an indigenous development path out of poverty. The book examines the rapid growth of the world's diasporas as a quasi-indigenous, ever-strengthening resource of both financial and human capital. It considers the extent to which such a new international dynamic might be able to replace the apparatus of formalized foreign aid and help move towards a reassertion of sovereignty by poor states, especially in Africa, over their own development process. Book jacket.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version : Phillips, David A., 1946- Development without aid.

ISBN:

9780857283030

0857283030

9780857286239

0857286234

OCLC:

843888277