Development Delusions and Contradictions

An Anatomy of the Foreign Aid Industry

AvDavid Sims

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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Beskrivning

With a particular focus on Egypt, radical questions are posed on how global aid and development can be improved, including how it can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. This book aims to present an alternative aid framework to help overcome the dysfunctionality of the current international development system.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-13
Mått:148 x 210 x 28 mm
Vikt:663 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:397
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031177699

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David Sims is a development consultant who has worked with a number of international agencies, including the European Commission, World Bank, and UN.

Innehållsförteckning

Part I Inside the Donor World.- 1. Background: A Sketch of the Development Industry.- 2. The Imperative to Spend.- 3. Product Development.- 4. Control, Compliance, and More Control.- 5. Procurement.- 6. Numbers, Indicators, and Technical Objectivity.- 7. Chronic Ills of the Industry.- 8. Acts of Congregation.- 9. Texts and Documentation.- 10. Herd Instinct.- 11. Plus Ça Change.- 12. Responses to Covid-19.- Part II: When the West Meets the Rest.- 13. Background: Governments in the Rest.- 14. Donor Overload.- 15. Partnerships?.- 16. Country Ownership.- 17. Pay Scales.- 18. The Rest Strikes Back.- 19. Blind Support for the Private Sector.- 20. Informality.- Part III: Conclusions.- 21. Summing Up.- 22. Peering into the Future.