Foreign Aid and Development: Lessons Learnt and Directions For The Future (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)

Tarp, Finn

ISBN 10: 0415233631 / ISBN 13: 9780415233637

Published by Routledge, 2000

About this Item

Aid has worked in the past but can be made to work better in the future. This book offers new research and should appeal to those working in economics, politics and development studies as well as to governmental and aid professionals. Editor(s): Tarp, Finn; Hjertholm, Peter. Num Pages: 520 pages, 30 tables and 15 line figures. BIC Classification: JKSR; JPS; KCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 158 x 29. Weight in Grams: 744. . 2000. 1st Edition. paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Foreign Aid and Development: Lessons Learnt and Directions For The Future (Routledge Studies in Development Economics)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415233631
• ISBN 13: 9780415233637
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Peter Hjertholm, Editorial Assistant Aid has worked in the past but can be made to work better in the future. In this important new book, leading economists and political scientists, including experienced aid practitioners, re-examine foreign aid. The evolution of development doctrine over the past fifty years is critically investigated, and conventional wisdom and current practice is challenged. As well as offering important new research material, the book opens up new directions for future practice and policy. It will be of vital interest to those working in economics, politics and development studies, as well as to governmental and aid professionals.

About the Author

Finn Tarp