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UNINA9910779447903321 |
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Autore |
Lundsgaarde Erik |
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Titolo |
The domestic politics of foreign aid / / Erik Lundsgaarde |
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Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-135-13161-9 |
0-203-07742-3 |
1-283-89421-1 |
1-135-13162-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xv, 250 pages) : illustrations |
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Collana |
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Routledge explorations in development studies ; ; 1 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic assistance - Developing countries |
Poverty - Government policy - Developing countries |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Development aid as a policy instrument -- Aid and domestic politics -- Consensus and aid generosity in denmark -- The cautious humanitarian : aid politics in Switzerland -- The long shadow of the past : aid politics in France -- Fragmentation and micromanagement : US aid politics -- Concluding considerations for development advocates. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In spite of shared rhetorical commitments to tackling poverty worldwide, donors have varied considerably in their use of aid as an instrument for global poverty reduction. This book explains varied donor priorities by examining how societal actors, governmental actors, and the institutions that regulate their interactions influence development policy choices.The Domestic Politics of Foreign Aid challenges explanations for donor generosity that identify humanitarian values, partisan politics, and welfare state institutions as key determinants of aid-giving patterns. It e |
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