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The trouble with aid : why less could mean more for Africa /

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Africa is poor. If we send it money it will be less poor. It seems simple. Jonathan Glennie argues that government aid to Africa actually has many very harmful effects. He claims that aid has often meant more poverty, more hungry people, worse basic services for poor people and damage to already pre...

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Main Author: Glennie, Jonathan (Author)
Corporate Authors: International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London, England : Zed Books, 2008.
Series:African arguments.
Subjects:
Economic assistance > Africa.
Development studies
Africa > Economic policy > 21st century.
Africa > Economic policy > 21st century
Economic assistance > Africa
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Africa is poor. If we send it money it will be less poor. It seems simple. Jonathan Glennie argues that government aid to Africa actually has many very harmful effects. He claims that aid has often meant more poverty, more hungry people, worse basic services for poor people and damage to already precarious democratic institutions.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 175 pages).
Also published in printing.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-166) and index.
ISBN:9781350251229
DOI:10.5040/9781350251229
Access:Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.