Britain's overseas aid since 1979 : between idealism and self-interest

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Britain's overseas aid since 1979 : between idealism and self-interest

edited by Anuradha Bose and Peter Burnell

Manchester University Press, c1991

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

An assessment of the "official development assistance" (ODA) that Britain gives as a member of the 18-strong DAC (Development Assistance Committee) of the OECD (the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development). The combinations of self-interest, idealism and competition are explored.

Table of Contents

  • Introduction - aid between idealism and self-interest, Peter Burnell
  • efficiency and effectiveness in the Overseas Development Administration, James T.Winpenny
  • foreign policy and overseas aid, Peter Byrd
  • Britain, the World Bank and structural adjustment, Paul Mosley
  • Britain and the European Development Fund, Adrian Hewitt
  • the aid and trade provision of the British overseas aid programme, John Toye
  • aid and the business lobby, Anuradha Bose
  • public campaigning on overseas aid in the 1980s, John Mitchell
  • an uncertain partnership - the Overseas Development Administration and the voluntary sector in the 1980s, Mark Robinson
  • Britain's aid and the environment, Brian W.Walker
  • afterword, Robert Cassen. Appendix: Sources of information on British aid, Anuradha Bose and Ian C.Blore.

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