Price of Aid - The Economic Cold War in India

Looking back to the evolution of foreign aid during the Cold War, David C. Engerman invites us to recognize the strategic thinking at the heart of development assistance¿along with the political costs. Indiäs history provides an instructive model, as China spends freely in Africa and the political stakes of foreign aid start to rise again.

About the author

David C. Engerman is Leitner International Interdisciplinary Professor in the Department of History at Yale University.

Summary

Looking back to the evolution of foreign aid during the Cold War, David C. Engerman invites us to recognize the strategic thinking at the heart of development assistance—along with the political costs. India’s history provides an instructive model, as China spends freely in Africa and the political stakes of foreign aid start to rise again.

Product details

• Authors: David C Engerman, David C. Engerman, Engerman David C.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9780674241671
• ISBN: 978-0-674-24167-1
• No. of pages: 512
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics; European History, HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), HISTORY / Europe / General, 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Diplomacy, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, economic growth, Diplomacy, Asian History, History of the Americas, Foreign Aid