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Short of the Goal
. Ed(S): Birdsall, Nancy; Vaishnav, Milan; Ayres, Robert L.
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Paperback. Failed states are at greatest risk for collapse and pose an urgent threat to international security. Yet, ironically, new U.S. foreign assistance programs such as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) routinely bypass these poorly performing countries, while providing increased aid to so-called good performers. Editor(s): Birdsall, Nancy; Vaishnav, Milan; Ayres, Robert L. Num Pages: 483 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JWK; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 37.
Failed states are at greatest risk for collapse and pose an urgent threat to international security. Yet, ironically, new U.S. foreign assistance programs such as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) routinely bypass these poorly performing countries, while providing increased aid to so-called good performers.
This volume provides a lucid account of failed states that are ineligible for this new assistance, thus residing "on the other side of the MCA." The first part analyzes U.S. policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Indonesia, Yemen, Myanmar, and Central America in order to examine the fundamental causes of poor performance. ... Read more
Failed states are at greatest risk for collapse and pose an urgent threat to international security. Yet, ironically, new U.S. foreign assistance programs such as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) routinely bypass these poorly performing countries, while providing increased aid to so-called good performers.
This volume provides a lucid account of failed states that are ineligible for this new assistance, thus residing "on the other side of the MCA." The first part analyzes U.S. policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Indonesia, Yemen, Myanmar, and Central America in order to examine the fundamental causes of poor performance. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Centre for Global Development United States
Number of pages
483
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9781933286051
SKU
V9781933286051
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About . Ed(S): Birdsall, Nancy; Vaishnav, Milan; Ayres, Robert L.
Nancy Birdsall is the founding president of the Center for Global Development. Prior to launching the center, Birdsall was senior associate and director of the Economic Reform Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. From 1993 to 1998, Birdsall was executive vice president of the Inter-American Development Bank. Milan Vaishnav was a staff member of the Center for Global ... Read more
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