U.s. Economic Foreign Aid - A Case Study of the United States Agency for International Development

Originally published in 1990, this volume is a comprehensive study of United States foreign aid allocation from 1961-1983 and the significance it has for US Foreign Policy as a whole. As well as developing a theoretically consistent measure of poverty for the research, the book also examines the relationship between bilateral foreign aid and multilateral foreign aid. A number of theoretical issues in comparative politics, international relations, US domestic institutional decision making and the development of political and economic institutions are explored.

List of contents

1. The Historic Development of United States Foreign Aid Policy 2. The International Explanations of Foreign Aid Policies 3. Domestic Institutions and Foreign Aid 4. Research Design and Methodology 5. Empirical Results and Conclusions. Appendix A: Research Notes Appendix B: Data Sources.

About the author

David S. Porter

Summary

Originally published in 1990, this is a comprehensive study of US foreign aid allocation and the significance it has for US Foreign Policy as a whole. As well as developing a theoretically consistent measure of poverty for the research, the book also examines the relationship between bilateral and multilateral foreign aid.

Product details

• Authors: David Porter, David S. Porter, Porter David S.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9780367348885
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34888-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Social discrimination & inequality, International Economics, Political Economy, United States of America, USA, Development Studies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Social discrimination and social justice