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Foreign aid and foreign policy : lessons for the next half-century / edited by Louis A. Picard, Robert Groelsema, and Terry F. Buss.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Transformational trends in governance & democracy.
- Transformational trends in governance and democracy
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Economic assistance, American--21st century.
- Economic assistance, American.
- Economic assistance, American--History--Case studies.
- United States--Foreign relations--21st century.
- United States.
- United States--Foreign relations--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 450 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, 2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This timely work presents cutting-edge analysis of the problems of U.S. foreign assistance programs--why these problems have not been solved in the past, and how they might be solved in the future. The expert contributors focus primarily on U.S. foreign assistance and foreign policy as they apply to nation building, governance, and democratization.
- Contents:
- About the Academy; Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy; Contents; Preface; 1. U.S. Foreign Aid Priorities Goals for the Twenty-First Century; The Merger of USAID and the Department of State; Post-September 11 Developments; The Nature of Foreign Aid; A Mixed Record for Foreign Aid; Searching for Direction; Why Foreign Aid Fails; The Potential for Success?; Note; References; Part 1. Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy Debates; 2. Foreign Aid and Security: A Renewed Debate?; 3. Foreign Aid in the Twenty-First Century: What Purposes?
- 4. Foreign Aid in the National Interest: The Importance of Democracy and Governance5. Foreign Aid in Comparative Perspective: Regime Dynamics and Donor Interests; Part 2. Case Studies in Foreign Aid; 6. Building Local Governance in Iraq: Limits and Lessons; 7. Foreign Aid and South Asia: The Case of Pakistan; 8. Donors, Public-Sector Reform, and Decentralization: Democracy and Civil Society in Ghana; 9. Why Foreign Aid to Haiti Failed-and How toDo It Better Next Time; 10. USAID and Eastern Europe: Something Old, Something New
- 11. Post-Millennium U.S. Aid for Africa: Reconciling Freedom and Security, Theirs and OursPart 3. Organizational Dynamics andForeign Aid Policy; 12. Transformations in U.S. Foreign Economic Assistance; 13. Higher Education, Capacity Building, and Aid: Lessons Learned; 14. NGOs in the Foreign Aid System; 15. The Millennium Challenge Account: An Early Appraisal; 16. Deepening Local Democratic Governance: Connecting the Dots in Sub-Saharan Africa; Part 4. International Assistance and Development; 17. Diasporas and Development: What Role for Foreign Aid?
- 18. Remittances, Foreign Aid, and Developing Countries19. Aid and Development: A Conceptual Perspective from Development Economics; 20. Mainstreaming of Democracy and Governance in Foreign Assistance; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- "First published 2008 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612119569
- 9781315704289
- OCLC:
- 436980016
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