Foreign Aid And The Future Of Africa

Author : Kenneth Kalu
Publisher : Springer
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9783319789873

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Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa by Kenneth Kalu Pdf

During the past five decades, sub-Saharan Africa has received more foreign aid than has any other region of the world, and yet poverty remains endemic throughout the region. As Kenneth Kalu argues, this does not mean that foreign aid has failed; rather, it means that foreign aid in its current form does not have the capacity to procure development or eradicate poverty. This is because since colonialism, the average African state has remained an instrument of exploitation, and economic and political institutions continue to block a majority of citizens from meaningful participation in the economy. Drawing upon case studies of Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria, this book makes the case for redesigning development assistance in order to strike at the root of poverty and transform the African state and its institutions into agents of development.

Author : Elliott R Morss,Victoria A Morss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 89 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000301724

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The Future Of Western Development Assistance by Elliott R Morss,Victoria A Morss Pdf

Since the inception of Western development assistance, significant changes in the makeup of donors, recipients, development goals, and strategies have taken place. However, major donor institutions have not yet weighed the impact of these changes on their operations and objectives in anticipation of the future global environment. Discussing trends that will profoundly affect development assistance strategy, the authors raise such questions as: Will the demand for Western technical assistance drop sharply over the next decade? Was the Latin American debt crisis precipitated by the loan practices of international commercial banks? Should aid to Africa be shifted from investment in rural desert areas to investment in urban planning and infrastructure? Also examined are such concerns as the outside management of agricultural research; the U.S. focus on purchasing political allegiance with its aid programs, thus creating dependent nations; the threat to East Asian economic growth posed by the micro-electronics revolution; and the growing conflict between western aid and trade objectives. The authors' purpose is not to provide definitive prescriptions for future development programs, but rather to focus the attention of policymakers on important, but often neglected, issues.

Author : A. Sumner,R. Mallett
Publisher : Springer
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137298881

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The Future of Foreign Aid by A. Sumner,R. Mallett Pdf

Sumner and Mallett review the literature on aid in light of shifts in the aid system and the increasing concentration of the world's poor in middle-income countries. As a consequence, they propose a series of practical, policy relevant options for future development cooperation, with the aim of provoking discussion and informing policy.

Author : Louis A. Picard,Robert Groelsema,Terry F. Buss
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2015-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317470397

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Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy by Louis A. Picard,Robert Groelsema,Terry F. Buss Pdf

This timely work presents cutting-edge analysis of the problems of U.S. foreign assistance programs - why these problems have not been solved in the past, and how they might be solved in the future. The book focuses primarily on U.S. foreign assistance and foreign policy as they apply to nation building, governance, and democratization. The expert contributors examine issues currently in play, and also trace the history and evolution of many of these problems over the years. They address policy concerns as well as management and organizational factors as they affect programs and policies. "Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy" includes several chapter-length case studies (on Iraq, Pakistan, Ghana, Haiti, and various countries in Eastern Europe and Africa), but the bulk of the book presents broad coverage of general topics such as foreign aid and security, NGOs and foreign aid, capacity building, and building democracy abroad. Each chapter offers recommendations on how to improve the U.S. system of aid in the context of foreign policy.

Author : Finn Tarp,Peter Hjertholm
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415215463

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Foreign Aid and Development by Finn Tarp,Peter Hjertholm Pdf

Aid has worked in the past but can be made to work better in the future. This book offers important new research and will appeal to those working in economics, politics and development studies as well as to governmental and aid professionals.

Author : Julie Hearn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Civil society
ISBN : UOM:39015043225443

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Foreign Aid, Democratisation and Civil Society in Africa by Julie Hearn Pdf

This paper examines how a range of foreign donors have developed a range of civil society initiatives in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.

Author : P. Thandika Mkandawire,Charles Chukwuma Soludo
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781552502044

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Our Continent, Our Future by P. Thandika Mkandawire,Charles Chukwuma Soludo Pdf

Our Continent, Our Future presents the emerging African perspective on this complex issue. The authors use as background their own extensive experience and a collection of 30 individual studies, 25 of which were from African economists, to summarize this African perspective and articulate a path for the future. They underscore the need to be sensitive to each country's unique history and current condition. They argue for a broader policy agenda and for a much more active role for the state within what is largely a market economy. Finally, they stress that Africa must, and can, compete in an increasingly globalized world and, perhaps most importantly, that Africans must assume the leading role in defining the continent's development agenda.

Author : United States International Development Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 19??
Category : Economic assistance, American
ISBN : STANFORD:36105095820119

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U.S. Foreign Aid in Africa by United States International Development Agency Pdf

Author : Dambisa Moyo
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1429954256

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Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo Pdf

In the past fifty years, more than $1 trillion in development-related aid has been transferred from rich countries to Africa. Has this assistance improved the lives of Africans? No. In fact, across the continent, the recipients of this aid are not better off as a result of it, but worse—much worse. In Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo describes the state of postwar development policy in Africa today and unflinchingly confronts one of the greatest myths of our time: that billions of dollars in aid sent from wealthy countries to developing African nations has helped to reduce poverty and increase growth. In fact, poverty levels continue to escalate and growth rates have steadily declined—and millions continue to suffer. Provocatively drawing a sharp contrast between African countries that have rejected the aid route and prospered and others that have become aid-dependent and seen poverty increase, Moyo illuminates the way in which overreliance on aid has trapped developing nations in a vicious circle of aid dependency, corruption, market distortion, and further poverty, leaving them with nothing but the "need" for more aid. Debunking the current model of international aid promoted by both Hollywood celebrities and policy makers, Moyo offers a bold new road map for financing development of the world's poorest countries that guarantees economic growth and a significant decline in poverty—without reliance on foreign aid or aid-related assistance. Dead Aid is an unsettling yet optimistic work, a powerful challenge to the assumptions and arguments that support a profoundly misguided development policy in Africa. And it is a clarion call to a new, more hopeful vision of how to address the desperate poverty that plagues millions.

Author : Gerald N. Rosenberg
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 541 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2008-09-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780226726687

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The Hollow Hope by Gerald N. Rosenberg Pdf

In follow-up studies, dozens of reviews, and even a book of essays evaluating his conclusions, Gerald Rosenberg’s critics—not to mention his supporters—have spent nearly two decades debating the arguments he first put forward in The Hollow Hope. With this substantially expanded second edition of his landmark work, Rosenberg himself steps back into the fray, responding to criticism and adding chapters on the same-sex marriage battle that ask anew whether courts can spur political and social reform. Finding that the answer is still a resounding no, Rosenberg reaffirms his powerful contention that it’s nearly impossible to generate significant reforms through litigation. The reason? American courts are ineffective and relatively weak—far from the uniquely powerful sources for change they’re often portrayed as. Rosenberg supports this claim by documenting the direct and secondary effects of key court decisions—particularly Brown v. Board of Education and Roe v. Wade. He reveals, for example, that Congress, the White House, and a determined civil rights movement did far more than Brown to advance desegregation, while pro-choice activists invested too much in Roe at the expense of political mobilization. Further illuminating these cases, as well as the ongoing fight for same-sex marriage rights, Rosenberg also marshals impressive evidence to overturn the common assumption that even unsuccessful litigation can advance a cause by raising its profile. Directly addressing its critics in a new conclusion, The Hollow Hope, Second Edition promises to reignite for a new generation the national debate it sparked seventeen years ago.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : MINN:31951D02259598V

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The Impact of U.S. Development Assistance in Africa by United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on Africa Pdf

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Author : Robert Calderisi
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2014-12-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781466887718

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The Trouble with Africa by Robert Calderisi Pdf

After years of frustration at the stifling atmosphere of political correctness surrounding discussions of Africa, long time World Bank official Robert Calderisi speaks out. He boldly reveals how most of Africa's misfortunes are self-imposed, and why the world must now deal differently with the continent. Here we learn that Africa has steadily lost markets by its own mismanagement, that even capitalist countries are anti-business, that African family values and fatalism are more destructive than tribalism, and that African leaders prey intentionally on Western guilt. Calderisi exposes the shortcomings of foreign aid and debt relief, and proposes his own radical solutions. Drawing on thirty years of first hand experience, The Trouble with Africa highlights issues which have been ignored by Africa's leaders but have worried ordinary Africans, diplomats, academics, business leaders, aid workers, volunteers, and missionaries for a long time. It ripples with stories which only someone who has talked directly to African farmers--and heads of state--could recount. Calderisi's aim is to move beyond the hand-wringing and finger-pointing which dominates most discussions of Africa. Instead, he suggests concrete steps which Africans and the world can take to liberate talent and enterprise on the continent.

Author : Jonathan Glennie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-11-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781000261165

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The Future of Aid by Jonathan Glennie Pdf

International cooperation has never been more needed, but the current system of “aid” is outdated and ineffective. The Future of Aid calls for a wholesale restructuring of the aid project, a totally new approach fit for the challenges of the 21st century: Global Public Investment. Across the world, billions of people are struggling to get by in unequal and unsustainable societies, and international public finance, which should be part of the answer, is woefully deficient. Engagingly written by a well-known expert in the field, The Future of Aid calls for a series of paradigm shifts. From a narrow focus on poverty to a broader attack on inequality and sustainability. From seeing international public money as a temporary last resort, to valuing it as a permanent force for good. From North-South transfers to a collective effort, with all paying in and all benefitting. From outdated post-colonial institutions to representative decision-making. From the othering and patronising language of “foreign aid”, to the empowering concept of Global Public Investment. Ten years ago, in The Trouble with Aid, Jonathan Glennie highlighted the dangers of aid dependency and the importance of looking beyond aid. Now he calls for a revolution in the way that we think about the role of public money to back up our ambitious global objectives. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, it is time for a new era of internationalism.

Author : Jakkie Cilliers
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 429 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-04-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030465902

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The Future of Africa by Jakkie Cilliers Pdf

This open access textbook offers a critical introduction to human and economic development prospects in Africa revolving around three questions: where is Africa today, what explains the current state, and, given historical trends and what we know about the world, where do we think the continent will be in 2040? And, a final question: what can we do to create a better tomorrow? It models ambitious progress in health, demographics, agriculture, education, industrialization, technological leapfrogging, increased trade, greater stability, better governance and external support. The book reviews the future of work/jobs, poverty and the impact of climate change. A combined Closing the Gap scenario presents a forecast of what could be possible by 2040. Each chapter suggests which policies might accelerate prospects for each sector. Written in an accessible style, and supported by a range of pedagogical features, this textbook introduces undergraduate and graduate students to the contemporary human and economic development prospects in Africa.

Author : James F. Conway
Publisher : Beckham Publications
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780931761096

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Africa Reawakening by James F. Conway Pdf

What is the secret formula for development in Africa? What are the mistakes not to be repeated? Why is the aid not working like a Marshall Plan? What are the new imperialistic interests? In 'Africa Reawakening', a first-hand look at how foreign aid has been used in Africa and what the continents future promises, James F. Conway describes the political and other developments that have engulfed these nations. The book chronicles the events and peoples whom Conway has lived with and studied in the Sudan, Niger, Egypt, and Angola for more than 15 years. Conway shows a continent with a resolute path toward stability and progress. He maintains that the eras of colonisation, civil war, corrupt dictatorship, and independence have been followed by todays relative peace. "The African countries have witnessed remarkable growth, with South Africa serving as a determined prototype," he declares. Fifty years after the post-independence period, a new Africa has emerged, according to Conway. He maintains that not only has South Africa stepped into the limelight but also, that leadership is emerging among the 53 countries on the continent that form part of the African Union (AU). He documents success stories in Mozambique, Botswana, Senegal, and Ghana. Conway also pinpoints the New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD), which, according to Mr. Aziz Pahid, the South African Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, "is about changing the begging bowl syndrome and past donor-recipient relations." Conway himself declares that NEPAD "casts a positive light on the future horizon in Africa".