Does Foreign Aid Really Work P

by Roger C. Riddell

Book Overview

Foreign aid is now a $100bn business and is expanding more rapidly today than it has for a generation. But does it work? Indeed, is it needed at all?

Other attempts to answer these important questions have been dominated by a focus on the impact of official aid provided by governments. But today possibly as much as 30 percent of aid is provided by Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and over 10 percent is provided as emergency assistance...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199544468
• ISBN13: 9780199544462
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: OUP UK
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.0"