Struggling for effectiveness :: CIDA and Canadian foreign aid /

The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) allocates vast sums of money each year, providing vital assistance to countless individuals across the developing world. Yet many observers and insiders have sharply criticized CIDA for its lack of concrete results. Presenting a range of work by s...

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Other Authors: Brown, Stephen, 1967- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) allocates vast sums of money each year, providing vital assistance to countless individuals across the developing world. Yet many observers and insiders have sharply criticized CIDA for its lack of concrete results. Presenting a range of work by scholars and practitioners, this collection offers the most comprehensive examination of CIDA's efforts in over a decade. Contributors explore recent trends in Canadian foreign aid, including topics such as its place in Canadian politics, gender and security concerns, advocacy and public engagement, the complexity of CIDA policies, and CIDA's relationship with non-governmental organizations. The perspectives assembled in Struggling for Effectiveness bring clarity to the issue of foreign aid while judiciously gauging Canada's record and offering concrete suggestions for strengthening CIDA's efforts to help people living in poverty. Extensively researched and comprehensive in scope, Struggling for Effectiveness will be indispensable to anyone interested in Canadian assistance abroad and Canada's place in a rapidly changing world.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 369 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780773587083
077358708X
0773540563
9780773540569
0773540571
9780773540576

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