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Development ;$vv. 7 300 $aFirst published in 1987. 311 $a0-415-85144-0 311 $a0-415-59276-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBOOK COVER; TITLE01; COPYRIGHT01; TITLE02; COPYRIGHT02; CONTENTS; TABLES AND FIGURES; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF US FOREIGN AID: PAST AND PRESENT; CHAPTER TWO: CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON FOREIGN AID; CHAPTER THREE: THE BUREAUCRATIC ROLE CONFLICT MODEL; CHAPTER FOUR: US AID TO LATIN AMERICA; CHAPTER FIVE: US AID TO ASIA; CHAPTER SIX: US AID TO THE MIDDLE EAST; CHAPTER SEVEN: CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX 330 $aFirst published in 1987, this reissue explores contemporary United States foreign aid policies and thinking in the Reagan era. The author argues that aid policy is often confused as a result of bureaucratic decision-making processes. The book contrasts the experience of the many countries where aid-giving has produced unwished-for effects with the few countries where the desired results have occurred. 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