Less Pretension, More Ambition: Development Policy in Times of Globalization

On some levels, the accepted role of development aid has been supplanted by the increase of individual remittances and foreign direct investment, as well as by policies that focus on issues such as climate, migration, financial stability, knowledge, trade, and security in order to increase opportuni...

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Main Authors: van Lieshout, Peter (Author), Kremer, Monique (Author), Went, Robert (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2010]
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Online Access:DE-1043
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Summary:On some levels, the accepted role of development aid has been supplanted by the increase of individual remittances and foreign direct investment, as well as by policies that focus on issues such as climate, migration, financial stability, knowledge, trade, and security in order to increase opportunities in struggling countries. This study considers such changes and examines the effectiveness of aid and its role in international power relations. The editors and contributors close the book by proposing new strategies for development aid in the era of globalization
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)
Physical Description:1 online resource (312 pages)
ISBN:9789048513888
DOI:10.1515/9789048513888

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