Less Pretension, More Ambition - Development Policy in Times of Globalization

On some levels, the accepted role of development aid has been supplanted by the increase of individual remittances and foreign direct investment, as well as by policies that focus on issues such as climate, migration, financial stability, knowledge, trade, and security in order to increase opportunities in struggling countries. This study considers such changes and examines the effectiveness of aid and its role in international power relations. The editors and contributors close the book by proposing new strategies for development aid in the era of globalization.

List of contents

Less Pretension,More Ambition - 4 contents - 6 preface - 8 1. development aid in a changing context - 14 2. the development aid split - 26 3. understanding development - 50 4. measuring development - 88 5. designing development aid - 106 6. the task ahead - 154 7. being more specific: professionalizing aid - 196 8. a broader perspective: looking beyond - 234 9. conclusion - 260 References - 276

About the author

Peter van Lieshout is a member of the Scientific Council for Government Policy (wrr); Robert Went and Monique Kremer are senior research fellows at the wrr.

Product details

• Authors: Aup, Monique Kremer, Peter van Lieshout, Peter Van Went Lieshout, Robert Went
• Assisted by: Monique Kremer (Editor), Peter Van Lieshout (Editor), Robert Went (Editor)
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.11.2010
• EAN: 9789089642950
• ISBN: 978-90-8964-295-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Series: WRR; WRR
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education