Australia's Foreign Aid Dilemma: Humanitarian aspirations confront democratic legitimacy

by Jack Corbett

Book Overview

The Australian aid program faces a fundamental dilemma: how, in the absence of deep popular support, should it generate the political legitimacy required to safeguard its budget and administering institution?

Australia's Foreign Aid Dilemma

tells the story of the actors who have grappled with this question over 40 years. It draws on extensive interviews and archival material to uncover how 'court politics' shapes both aid policy...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 036717264X
• ISBN13: 9780367172640
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"