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Online-Ressource (465 p)
ISBN:
9780765620439
Series Statement:
Transformational Trends in Governance and Democracy
Content:
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. ""Fo
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Cover; Series Page; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Preface; 1. U.S. Foreign Aid Priorities: Goals for the Twenty-First Century; Part 1. Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy Debates; 2. Foreign Aid and Security: A Renewed Debate?; 3. Foreign Aid in the Twenty-First Century: What Purposes?; 4. Foreign Aid in the National Interest: The Importance of Democracy and Governance; 5. Foreign Aid in Comparative Perspective: Regime Dynamics and Donor Interests; Part 2. Case Studies in Foreign Aid; 6. Building Local Governance in Iraq: Limits and Lessons
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7. Foreign Aid and South Asia: The Case of Pakistan8. Donors, Public-Sector Reform, and Decentralization: Democracy and Civil Society in Ghana; 9. Why Foreign Aid to Haiti Failed-and How to Do It Better Next Time; 10. USAID and Eastern Europe: Something Old, Something New; 11. Post-Millennium U.S. Aid for Africa: Reconciling Freedom and Security, Theirs and Ours; Part 3. Organizational Dynamics and Foreign Aid Policy; 12. Transformations in U.S. Foreign Economic Assistance; 13. Higher Education, Capacity Building, and Aid: Lessons Learned; 14. NGOs in the Foreign Aid System
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15. The Millennium Challenge Account: An Early Appraisal16. Deepening Local Democratic Governance: Connecting the Dots in Sub-Saharan Africa; Part 4. International Assistance and Development; 17. Diasporas and Development: What Role for Foreign Aid?; 18. Remittances, Foreign Aid, and Developing Countries; 19. Aid and Development: A Conceptual Perspective from Development Economics; 20. Mainstreaming of Democracy and Governance in Foreign Assistance; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781317470397
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780765620439
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy: Lessons for the Next Half-century
Language:
English
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