The Samaritan's Dilemma: The Political Economy of Development Aid

by Clark C. Gibson, Krister Andersson, Elinor Ostrom

Book Overview

What's wrong with foreign aid? Many policymakers, aid practitioners, and scholars have called into question its ability to increase economic growth, alleviate poverty, or promote social development. At the macro level, only tenuous links between development aid and improved living conditions have been found. At the micro level, only a few programs outlast donor support and even fewer appear to achieve lasting improvements. The authors of this book...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199278857
• ISBN13: 9780199278855
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"