Development Today
Development Today

Author: Robert Edwards Hunter

Publisher: New York : Praeger

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13:

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Compilation of papers examining the role of USA in the economic development of developing countries - includes papers on USA foreign policy, development aid, obstacles to development (incl. Population growth, environmental stress, unemployment, etc.), trade relations, investment, multinational enterprise, political aspects of foreign aid as seen from the American government's viewpoint, etc. Bibliography pp. 275 to 279 and references.

The Political Economy of Foreign Aid to Pakistan
The Political Economy of Foreign Aid to Pakistan

Author: Mumtaz Anwar

Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13:

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All political decision making processes reflect the interaction of different utility maximising actors: politicians, voters, bureaucrats and interest groups. Theoretical literature on the subject is not conclusive, and thus far, little empirical work exists. This study presents an econometric analysis of the allocation of development aid to Pakistan based on a political economic framework of aid allocation. Looking at bi- and multilateral aid to Pakistan from 1960 to 2002, results suggest that aid flows to Pakistan are highly motivated by special interests within donor countries and international financial institutions (IFIs). Looking more specifically at bilateral aid, and especially aid by the single largest donor to Pakistan, i.e. the US, analysis suggests that Pakistan and Indian ethnic lobbies could play a role in aid flows, and in the passage of two important amendments, the Pressler and Brown Amendments, in US aid authorisation bills regarding aid to Pakistan. Analysis of multilateral financial flows to Pakistan shows that Pakistan receives a large amount of lending but with considerable variations over time. To some extent personal contacts of Pakistani international civil servants appear to play a role in multilateral lending to Pakistan, along with major shareholders economic interests.

Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy
Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy

Author: Louis A. Picard

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-01-28

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 1317470397

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This timely work presents cutting-edge analysis of the problems of U.S. foreign assistance programs - why these problems have not been solved in the past, and how they might be solved in the future. The book focuses primarily on U.S. foreign assistance and foreign policy as they apply to nation building, governance, and democratization. The expert contributors examine issues currently in play, and also trace the history and evolution of many of these problems over the years. They address policy concerns as well as management and organizational factors as they affect programs and policies. "Foreign Aid and Foreign Policy" includes several chapter-length case studies (on Iraq, Pakistan, Ghana, Haiti, and various countries in Eastern Europe and Africa), but the bulk of the book presents broad coverage of general topics such as foreign aid and security, NGOs and foreign aid, capacity building, and building democracy abroad. Each chapter offers recommendations on how to improve the U.S. system of aid in the context of foreign policy.

Breakdown in Pakistan
Breakdown in Pakistan

Author: Masooda Bano

Publisher: Stanford University Press

Published: 2012-04-25

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0804781842

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Thirty percent of foreign development aid is channeled through NGOs or community-based organizations to improve service delivery to the poor, build social capital, and establish democracy in developing nations. However, growing evidence suggests that aid often erodes, rather than promotes, cooperation within developing nations. This book presents a rare, micro level account of the complex decision-making processes that bring individuals together to form collective-action platforms. It then examines why aid often breaks down the very institutions for collective action that it aims to promote. Breakdown in Pakistan identifies concrete measures to check the erosion of cooperation in foreign aid scenarios. Pakistan is one of the largest recipients of international development aid, and therefore the empirical details presented are particularly relevant for policy. The book's argument is equally applicable to a number of other developing countries, and has important implications for recent discussions within the field of economics.