The Contradictions of Foreign Aid

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Original Title Page -- Original Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Aid Process -- Introduction -- The Total Volume of Aid -- The Share Received by Different Countries -- How the Aid is Used -- Implementation and Follow-up -- Conclusion -- 3. Leverage -- Donor Self-interest -- The Interest of the Recipient -- Efficiency and Good Management -- Terms of Aid -- Multilateral and Bilateral Donors -- The Role of Technical Assistance -- The Merits and Demerits of Leverage -- Conclusion -- 4. Motives and Interests -- Politicians on the Donor Side -- Civil Servants on the Donor Side -- Politicians on the Recipient Side -- Civil Servants on the Recipient Side -- The Intermediaries -- Conclusion -- 5. The Problems of Foreign Aid -- Delay -- Lack of Results -- Inequitable Benefits -- Unwanted Side Effects -- Maintenance -- Profligate Use of Capital and Foreign Exchange -- Lack of Skilled Manpower -- The Formation of an Alien Elite -- Conclusion -- 6. Alternatives -- Trade -- Investment -- Migration -- Financing Recurrent Costs -- Financing Local Costs -- Programme not Project Aid -- Untying Aid -- Multilateral not Bilateral Aid -- Country or Sector Concentration -- Continuity within the Recipient Country -- Improved Project Identification and Preparation -- Use of Non-governmental Organisations -- Emphasis on Training -- Increasing Personal Contact -- Automatic Transfers -- 7. Conclusion -- Statistical Appendix -- Index.