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The Ills of Aid. An Analysis of Third World Development Policies.
Eberhard Reusse
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Description for The Ills of Aid. An Analysis of Third World Development Policies.
Hardback. In this volume Eberhard Reusse draws on his 30 years experience with international development aid programmes to diagnose the problems afflicting these programs and to suggest ways of improving them. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: KCA; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
In The Ills of Aid, Eberhard Reusse draws on his thirty years of experience with international development aid programs to diagnose the problems afflicting these programs and to suggest ways to improve them. Throughout the book he demonstrates that unrealistic interventionist paradigms - that is, erroneous Western notions of Third World realities that misidentify needs for intervention - are at the root of most inappropriate development policies. Reusse bases his analysis on detailed case studies of two rural development programs in Africa: the UN's "war on waste" and "cereal banks" for small farmers. He shows, for instance, that the "war ... Read more
In The Ills of Aid, Eberhard Reusse draws on his thirty years of experience with international development aid programs to diagnose the problems afflicting these programs and to suggest ways to improve them. Throughout the book he demonstrates that unrealistic interventionist paradigms - that is, erroneous Western notions of Third World realities that misidentify needs for intervention - are at the root of most inappropriate development policies. Reusse bases his analysis on detailed case studies of two rural development programs in Africa: the UN's "war on waste" and "cereal banks" for small farmers. He shows, for instance, that the "war ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
127
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226710143
SKU
V9780226710143
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About Eberhard Reusse
Eberhard Reusse worked for three decades for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization and other international and bilateral development programs, including numerous World Bank investment missions.
Reviews for The Ills of Aid. An Analysis of Third World Development Policies.
"A powerful analysis of what is going wrong in international development assistance.... It should be read by all who are engaged in development work in governmental or non-governmental institutions and organizations." - Development and Cooperation