Development Delusions and Contradictions
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-17769-9 (ISBN)
This book aims to present an alternative aid framework to help overcome the dysfunctionality of the current international development system. It will be of interest to researchers and policymakers working within development economics and development policy.
David Sims is a development consultant who has worked with a number of international agencies, including the European Commission, World Bank, and UN.
Part I Inside the Donor World.- 1. Background: A Sketch of the Development Industry.- 2. The Imperative to Spend.- 3. Product Development.- 4. Control, Compliance, and More Control.- 5. Procurement.- 6. Numbers, Indicators, and Technical Objectivity.- 7. Chronic Ills of the Industry.- 8. Acts of Congregation.- 9. Texts and Documentation.- 10. Herd Instinct.- 11. Plus Ça Change.- 12. Responses to Covid-19.- Part II: When the West Meets the Rest.- 13. Background: Governments in the Rest.- 14. Donor Overload.- 15. Partnerships?.- 16. Country Ownership.- 17. Pay Scales.- 18. The Rest Strikes Back.- 19. Blind Support for the Private Sector.- 20. Informality.- Part III: Conclusions.- 21. Summing Up.- 22. Peering into the Future.
Erscheinungsdatum | 14.12.2022 |
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Zusatzinfo | XXVIII, 397 p. |
Verlagsort | Cham |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 148 x 210 mm |
Gewicht | 648 g |
Themenwelt | Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik |
Schlagworte | Aid responses to COVID-19 • Development funding • Economic development pathways • Economic Power • Foreign Aid • Global development gap • International development system |
ISBN-10 | 3-031-17769-X / 303117769X |
ISBN-13 | 978-3-031-17769-9 / 9783031177699 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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