Using the insights developed in recent work in critical geopolitics, this volume carefully reassesses the policy discourses and practical policies of USAID, showing how the larger canvass of geopolitics worked its way into American development funding and management. From the Marshall Plan through neoliberalism to contemporary concerns with fragile states, this very well-written volume traces the shifting geopolitical priorities of ... Read moreaid policy in its attempts to shape the world in line with American priorities. - Simon Dalby, author of Security and Environmental Change ""An incisive and fresh treatment of the politics of U .S. development assistance. Essex's bold and original analysis shows how USAID is caught up in broader questions of geopolitics and geoeconomics. Inspired by a critical geographical imagination, this marvelous book will be compelling reading for anyone who cares about development, international political economy, and U.S. foreign policy."" - Susan Roberts, University of Kentucky Show Less