The domestic politics of foreign aid / Erik Lundsgaarde.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lundsgaarde, Erik, author.

Series:

Routledge explorations in development studies.

Routledge explorations in development studies ; 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic assistance--Developing countries.

Economic assistance.

Poverty--Government policy--Developing countries.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 250 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In spite of shared rhetorical commitments to tackling poverty worldwide, donors have varied considerably in their use of aid as an instrument for global poverty reduction. This book explains varied donor priorities by examining how societal actors, governmental actors, and the institutions that regulate their interactions influence development policy choices.The Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid challenges explanations for donor generosity that identify humanitarian values, partisan politics, and welfare state institutions as key determinants of aid-giving patterns. It e

Contents:

Development aid as a policy instrument

Aid and domestic politics

Consensus and aid generosity in denmark

The cautious humanitarian : aid politics in Switzerland

The long shadow of the past : aid politics in France

Fragmentation and micromanagement : US aid politics

Concluding considerations for development advocates.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781135131616

1135131619

9780203077429

0203077423

9781283894210

1283894211

9781135131623

1135131627

OCLC:

826832630