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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819412703321

Autore

Lancaster Carol

Titolo

Organizing U. S. foreign aid [[electronic resource] ] : confronting the challenges of the 21st century / / Carol Lancaster and Ann Van Dusen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005

ISBN

1-280-81326-1

9786610813261

0-8157-9782-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (91 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Van DusenAnn

Disciplina

338.91

Soggetti

Economic assistance, American

International economic relations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-71) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A new urgency: international development and U.S. foreign policy -- The nature of development -- What is foreign aid? -- The mission and purposes of U.S. foreign aid -- A short history of aid -- Organizational landscape of U.S. foreign aid -- Structure and processes of the U.S. Agency for International Development -- The political context of U.S. international assistance -- Alternative approaches: other aid-giving donor countries -- Foreign aid in the twenty-first century -- Challenges and opportunities: recommendations and options for organizing U.S. foreign aid.

Sommario/riassunto

"Recommends fundamental reorganization of U.S. foreign aid, currently based on outsourcing and management for results, in favor of a more unified approach emphasizing development education, stringent evaluation, and a new approach to contracting"--Provided by publisher.