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List of contents
Contents: Introduction; Scholarship on the motivation question: pieces of a similar puzzle; Variables, hypotheses and methodology; The findings: realist lore and liberal principles: another case for muted optimism. The Study of Four Cases: France: the enduring salience of Besoin de Rayonnement; Japan: a rear entry into great power rank; Norway: the inexorable influence of national role conception?; USA: simultaneous tides of retrenchment and recommitment; Rethinking aid to Sub-Saharan Africa in the new millennium: enduring threats and opportunities for a new partnership; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
About the author
Leslie Omoruyi has a Ph.D in Political Science with a specialization in International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Public Administration. He currently teaches undergraduate and graduate classes in International Relations and Public Administration at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC
Summary
This title was first published in 2001: Both methodologically sophisticated and well written, this work significantly builds on the existing body of literature on research methods and development aid. The analysis is accessible to a variety of readers, professionals, academics and students.
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’...essential reading for anyone interested in development politics, issues relating to development assistance specifically, and international relations theory more generally. Omoruyi does an excellent job of grounding his study in contemporary theory while examining the donor policies toward Africa, an often ignored aid-receiving region. Employing the latest data and materials in the field, he crafts a rich mosaic of development policies...’ Mark A. Boyer, University of Connecticut, USA '...this book will be useful reading for those researching the influence of such variables on peace and conflict and good background reading for others looking at peace and conflict in SSA.' ICORE: The Ethnic Conflict Research Digest
