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

• Autore: Lancaster Carol
• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (91 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.91
• Soggetto topico: Economic assistance, American; International economic relations
• Altri autori: Van DusenAnn
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Organizing U. S. foreign aid
• ISBN: 1-280-81326-1; 9786610813261; 0-8157-9782-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910819412703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II