The politics of aid : African strategies for dealing with donors

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Label

The politics of aid : African strategies for dealing with donors

Title remainder

African strategies for dealing with donors

Statement of responsibility

edited by Lindsay Whitfield

Contributor

• Whitfield, Lindsay, 1978-
• Whitfield, Lindsay, 1978-

Subject

• Africa -- Foreign economic relations
• Economic assistance -- Political aspects -- Africa

Language

eng

Summary

The volume examines negotiations between rich countries and African governments over what should happen with money given as aid. Describing the history of aid talks the volume presents eight studies of the strategies of negotiation tried by particular African countries. - ;This book presents an original approach to understanding the relationship between official aid agencies and aid-receiving African governments. The first part provides a challenge to the hazy official claims of aid donors that they have stopped trying to force African governments to do what 'we' think is best for 'them' and i

Cataloging source

CaPaEBR

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HC800

LC item number

.P6523 2009eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• standards specifications
• bibliography