1st Edition

Routledge Library Editions: Development Mini-Set B: Aid

By Various Authors Copyright 2011

    Routledge Library Editions: Development will re-issue works which address economic, political and social aspects of development. Published over more than four decades these books trace the emergence of development as one of the most important contemporary issues and one of the key areas of study for modern social science. The books cover the most important themes within development and include studies of Latin America, Africa and Asia. Authors include Sir Alexander Cairncross, W. Arthur Lewis, Lord Peter Bauer and Cristobal Kay.

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    Does Aid Work in India? A country study of the impact of official development assistance. Introduction 1 India’s Aid Resources in Macroeconomic Context 2 Aid and Poverty in India 3 Policy Dialogue 4 The Systemic Effects of Aid and Donor Procedures 5 Project Aid to India 6 Resource Management, Institution Building, and Technical Assistance 7 Aid and Market Forces. AID AND INEQUALITY IN KENYA British Development Assistance to Kenya: 1 The Background 2 Aims and Achievements Since Independence 3 The Facts of Aid 4 British Aid Policy and Administration in Kenya 5 Aid in Action 6 Part One: The Land Transfer Programme, Part Two: The Mumias Sugar Company, Part Three: The Special Rural Development Programme 6 The Influence of Aid 7 Policy Implications for British Aid 8 Controversies Over Aid. THE OPEC FUND FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT The Formative Years: Introduction: The Role of the OPEC Member Countries in Financing Third-World Development 1 The Establishment and Evolution of the OPEC Fund 2 The OPEC Fund’s Experience (mid-1976 to mid-1983): Its Approaches and Procedures, the Magnitude of its Assistance, and its Impact on Development 3 Agriculture and Energy in the OPEC Fund’s Activities—A Sectoral Perspective 4 The OPEC Fund and Africa—A Geographical Perspective 5 The OPEC Fund and the Least Developed Countries: An Orientation Towards the Poor 6 Innovative Forms of Cooperation: The OPEC Fund’s Approach. Aid and Dependence British Aid to Malawi: Introduction 1 Background to Malawi 2 Malawi’s Economic Performance after Independence 3 Britain as Donor 4 Budgetary Assistance 5 Aid to Malawi’s Development Account 6 Britain’s Technical Assistance to Malawi 7 Conclusions. The Politics of United States Foreign Aid: 1. THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF US FOREIGN AID: PAST AND PRESENT 2. CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOREIGN AID 3. THE BUREAUCRATIC ROLE CONFLICT MODEL 4. US AID TO LATIN AMERICA 5. US AID TO ASIA 6. US AID TO THE MIDDLE EAST 7. CONCLUSION

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