Britain''s International Development Policies - A History of Dfid and Overseas Aid

"Barrie Ireton tells the unique history of Britain's international development efforts from colonial times to the present day set in a global context. He brings together original research material as well as his personal knowledge over a 40 year career in government. He argues that the Department, led by successive Ministers, continued to pursue its basic mission of poverty reduction in the poorest countries. He also acknowledges important deviations from this trend, particularly during the 1980s when the Aid and Trade Provision became an aggressive use of aid to win export orders at the behest of the interventionist Department of Trade and Industry under an otherwise not interventionist conservative government"--

Product details

• Authors: B Ireton, B. Ireton, Barrie Ireton
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.09.2013
• EAN: 9781137272324
• ISBN: 978-1-137-27232-4
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Comparative and international political science; B, Economic Policy, Political Science, International Relations, Poverty, biotechnology, Social Work, Political science & theory, Development Aid, Economic development, Development policy, Development Studies, Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection