The poverty of nations : the aid dilemma at the heart of Africa / James Morton.
The poverty of nations : the aid dilemma at the heart of Africa / James Morton.
The poverty of nations : the aid dilemma at the heart of Africa / James Morton.
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London ; New York : British Academic Press, 1994.
Date
1994.
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N333.7360962/1
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English
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ix, 265 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. The Road to Hell -- 2. Economic Development in the Past -- 3. Scratching for Knowledge -- 4. Drought and Desertification -- 5. State without Roots -- 6. The Poverty of Nations.
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London ; New York : British Academic Press, 1994.
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England
Date Published
1994.
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Summary
Why, after 30 years of aid, are so many African countries no better off than they were at independence? Why, indeed, are many of them actually slipping back and earlier economic achievements being steadily undermined?
Morton's solutions are radical and spring from an intimate knowledge of the problems of giving aid to rural communities. He considers such measures as the ending of all except emergency aid to allow unimpeded economic development, and in some cases the direct transfer of funds to recipients. Above all, aid and development are regarded as aid enabli...
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The poverty of nations : the aid dilemma at the heart of Africa / James Morton.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-259) and index.
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N333.7360962/1
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1850436177
9781850436171
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333.7360962/1
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991022928379702626
