Description: Current foreign aid programs are failing because they are based upon flawed assumptions about how countries develop. They attempt to achieve development without first achieving good governance and security, which are essential prerequisites for sustainable development. In focusing on the poorer members of society, they neglect the elites upon whose leadership the quality of governance and security depends. By downplaying the relevance of cultural factors to development, they avoid altering cultural characteristics that account for most of the weaknesses of elites in poor nations. Drawing on a wealth of examples from around the world, the author shows that foreign aid can be made much more effective by focusing it on human capital development. Training, education, and other forms of assistance can confer both skills and cultural attributes on current and future leaders, especially those responsible for security and governance.
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EAN: 9781107565012
UPC: 9781107565012
ISBN: 9781107565012
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Book Title: Aid for Elites: Building Partner Nations and Endin
Item Length: 23.3 cm
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Aid for Elites: Building Partner Nations and Ending Poverty Through Human Capital
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2016
Subject: Government, Consultation
Item Height: 227 mm
Item Weight: 380 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Mark Moyar
Item Width: 152 mm
Format: Paperback
