Development Aid Confronts Politics The Almost Revolution

Name: Development Aid Confronts Politics The Almost Revolution
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ISBN: 9780870034008

ISBN-10: 0870034006

ISBN-13: 9780870034008

Edition: 2013

Authors: Thomas Carothers, Diane de Gramont

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After decades of denial, the development community now acknowledges that effective assistance requires grappling with the domestic politics of recipient countries. Development agencies are openly promoting political goals alongside traditional socioeconomic ones and trying to apply politically smart methods. Yet considerable controversy and confusion accompany this potential revolution in development aid.In The Almost Revolution, Thomas Carothers and Diane de Gramont ask whether aid can achieve a productive synthesis of political and socioeconomic concerns. Their thought-provoking study illuminates the multiple meanings of "working politically" in development…

Book details

List price: $17.50
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Publication date: 4/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English



Foreword


Acknowledgments


Introduction



The New Politics Agenda


The original framework: 1960s-1980s



Apolitical Roots


Breaking the political taboo: 1990s-2000s



The Door Opens to Politics



Advancing Political Goals



Toward Politically Informed Methods


The Way Forward



Politically Smart Development Aid?



The Unresolved Debate oh Political Goals



The Integration Frontier


Conclusion



The Long Road to Politics


Notes


Bibliography


Index


About the Authors


Carnegie Endowment for International Peace