Historical Dictionary of Aid and Development Organizations - Hardcover

Arnold, Guy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 081083040X ISBN 13: 9780810830400

Publisher: Scarecrow Press, 1996

Synopsis

Foreign aid, whose growth coincided with the years of the Cold War, is now an accepted part of international relations. This dictionary documents every aspect and phase of aid: the power and influence of the World Bank and IMF; the impact of OPEC; individual government departments responsible for aid; regional and political organizations; the United Nations; and the role of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs). In his wide-ranging introduction, Arnold illustrates the development of foreign aid as a policy tool beginning with the U.S. Marshall Plan and the subsequent development, with the Colombo Plan of 1950, of a new principle in international relations: that the rich, developed countries had a duty and a self-interest in providing economic assistance for poor, less developed countries. Includes bibliography and chronology.

About this title

About the Author

Guy Arnold is a freelance writer and lecturer who has long specialized in North-South relations. He is a lecturer on international affairs for the University of Surrey.

Review

All entries are well-written and, while primarily descriptive, include some analysis and comment. (Reference Reviews)

...succinct reference guide to the major organizations, events, and concepts relating to post-WW II economic development...for completeness, college and university libraries will want to add Arnold's book to their collection. (CHOICE)

Edition details

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 081083040X
• ISBN 13: 9780810830400
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216