First World, Third World
Language: English
Published by Macmillan Publishers Limited, 1995
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- Title
- First World, Third World
- Author
- Ryrie, William
- Publisher
- Macmillan Publishers Limited
- Publication year
- 1995
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0312158734
- ISBN 13
- 9780312158736
- Item weight
- 2 pounds
- Dimensions
- N/A
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'Bill Ryrie has exposed very clearly the dilemmas now facing aid and development organisations. He makes an overwhelming case for supporting the market economies of developing countries - just as he did, in practical ways, during his immensely successful period as Head of the International Finance Corporation. Drawing on his unrivalled experience and track record, he has written a book which is realistic, wise and compassionate, and which should be read by all those involved in the development field.' - Eddie George, Governor, Bank of England
'The Principles and policies of official development assistance need to be completely rethought. Aid should be redirected away from governments - which have wasted too much money - and towards the private sector. Aid can be harmful if it supports bad anti-market policies involving state ownership and control. Africa in particular may have been given too much aid, which has simply been frittered away. Apart from relief supplied to avert famine or clean up after natural disasters, aid should not be a subsidy but should have the character of investment. The objective of all aid must be self-reliance, not dependence. These challenging assertions which are likely to provoke intense argument in Washington and capitals around the world come from Sir William Ryrie.' - Kevin Rafferty, Emerging Markets IMF/World Bank Daily
'This admirably clear and trenchant book argues that the aid movement has lost its way...This wise and important book...deserves careful attention from all those interested in the aid business.' - Martin Wolf, Financial Times
'No-one else could so effectively combine blunt, hard-headed assessment of the accomplishments and failures of development assistance with a practical passion that the effort continue in new ways. In First World, Third World Bill Ryrie sums up a lifetime of hands-on experience in economic development with insights that demand attention if we are to avoid the mistakes of the past.' - Bruce MacLaury, President, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC
'Ryrie...believes international aid is in crisis. His aim in this book is to show a way ahead for aid that will dispel what he calls 'a massive cynicism and disillusionment about what can be expected of it.' - Central Banking
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