Aid and Influence: Patronage, Power and Politics

by Stephen Browne

Book Overview

This book turns the argument about aid effectiveness on its head. Since development assistance is inherently self-interested, a source of soft power, political manipulation and commercial opportunity, its real effectiveness could arguably be judged by the strength of donor influence and not by development impact. Its subjective nature means that its impact on development is often weak, mainly short-term and confined to limited and specific contexts.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367681552
• ISBN13: 9780367681555
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"