Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid

Informationen zum Autor Erik Lundsgaarde is Senior Researcher at the German Development Institute (DIE)! Bonn! where his work focuses on the diversification of the actor landscape in development cooperation. He is the editor of the book Africa toward 2030: Challenges for Development Policy (2011! Palgrave Macmillan). He received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Political Science from the University of Washington! USA. Zusammenfassung This book explains the choices that states make concerning the volume of development aid they provide and what types of priorities are supported with this assistance. The core argument of the book is that aid choices are a product of domestic politics in donor countries which involve a variety of actors that differ in character across the donor community. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Development Aid as a Policy Instrument 2. Aid and Domestic Politics 3. Consensus and Aid Generosity in Denmark 4. The Cautious Humanitarian: Aid Politics in Switzerland 5. The Long Shadow of the Past: Aid Politics in France 6. Fragmentation and Micromanagement: US Aid Politics 7. Concluding Considerations for Development Advocates

Product details

• Authors: Erik Lundsgaarde, Erik (German Development Institute (D Lundsgaarde, Lundsgaarde Erik
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2012
• EAN: 9780415656955
• ISBN: 978-0-415-65695-5
• No. of pages: 268
• Series: Routledge Explorations in Development Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics, North America, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, International Economics, Political Economy, International institutions, Development Studies