Author(s): Emma Mawdsley
Categories: Business & Economics > Economic Conditions, Business & Economics > Development, Political Science > International Relations, History > Africa, Political Science > History & Theory
Publisher: Zed Books
Publish date: 2012-08-09
ISBN-10: 1848139470
ISBN-13: 9781848139473
Language: English
Description:
Foreign aid has seen enormous changes in the last decade. In the
early millennium, it appeared that donor nations might succeed in
combating partisan interests, and commit to a new era of
coordinated policies and practices. However, the last few years
have witnessed a number of challenges to this model: the
problematic intrusion of security agendas; inherent difficulties
in harmonization and alignment; and difficulties in securing
promised finances after the financial crises. One of the key
challenges arises from the growing proliferation of donors, with
the growing flow of development funds that are by-passing the
official… more…
Foreign aid has seen enormous changes in the last decade. In the
early millennium, it appeared that donor nations might succeed in
combating partisan interests, and commit to a new era of
coordinated policies and practices. However, the last few years
have witnessed a number of challenges to this model: the
problematic intrusion of security agendas; inherent difficulties
in harmonization and alignment; and difficulties in securing
promised finances after the financial crises. One of the key
challenges arises from the growing proliferation of donors, with
the growing flow of development funds that are by-passing the
official… more…
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