Why We Lie About Aid

A provocative look at the truth behind aid and its realmeaning of political influence and struggle.

Incisive case studies, a strong command of recent currents in development studies, and a passionate belief in the necessity of development aid, despite all its flaws, bolster this probing inquiry into the politics of aid.

Vorwort
A provocative look at the truth behind aid and its real meaning of political influence and struggle.

Autorentext

Pablo Yanguas

Zusammenfassung
A provocative look at the truth behind aid and its realmeaning of political influence and struggle.

Inhalt

Introduction

1. The Theatrics of Aid Debates

2. The Banality of Certainty

3. The Ugly Politics of Change

4. The Limits of Donor Influence

5. The Paradoxes of Development Diplomacy

6. The Struggle of Thinking Politically

7. Understanding the Messy Politics of Change

   Conclusion