The Economics of International Development: Foreign Aid Versus Freedom for the World's Poor 2016

by William Easterly, Abigail Hall-Blanco, Christian Bjornskov

Book Overview

Foreign aid and overseas military intervention have been important and controversial political topics for over a decade. The government's controversial target to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid has been widely welcomed by some, but strongly criticised by others. Furthermore, the controversy of the Iraq war rumbles on, even today. This is all happening amongst much instability in many parts of the world. In this short book, a number...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0255367317
• ISBN13: 9780255367318
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Institute of Economic Affairs
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.