Theory and Practice of Foreign Aid: 1 (Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, 1) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0444527656 ISBN 13: 9780444527653

Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

The analysis of the transfer paradox has evolved primarily in the context of traditional static models. However, given developments in the policy arena as well in the discipline itself, there is a need for further developments in the theoretical analysis of foreign aid. For example, the impact of aid on saving, investment and growth calls for an intertemporal framework. Development spatial economics calls for introduction of the spatial dimension to the analysis of foreign aid. Similarly, the potential role of aid in conflict resolution, in improving the environment, in public good (infrastructural) provision, in the globalization process, and in the establishment of good governance are some of the issues that also need serious attention. On the empirical side, the issue of the effectiveness of aid; the determinants of aid; the allocation criteria for aid; the relationship between aid and trade, and aid and poverty remain as important as ever. This volume contains a comprehensive analysis of foreign aid from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, written by leading researchers in the field. It is divided into two parts: Theory of Aid and Empirical Studies on Aid. It examines aid practices in a variety of countries and under a variety of conditions.

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About the Author

Vandeveer Professor of Economics at SIUC since 2002; was at the University of Essex during 1978-2002; has worked as consultants to the FAO, IFAD, and the World Bank; has written extensively in top economics journals on issues related to development in general and to foreign aid in particular.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0444527656
• ISBN 13: 9780444527653
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 448
• Editor: Lahiri Sajal