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The Resource Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa, by Kenneth Kalu, (electronic resource)

Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa, by Kenneth Kalu, (electronic resource)

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During the past five decades, sub-Saharan Africa has received more foreign aid than has any other region of the world, and yet poverty remains endemic throughout the region. As Kenneth Kalu argues, this does not mean that foreign aid has failed; rather, it means that foreign aid in its current form does not have the capacity to procure development or eradicate poverty. This is because since colonialism, the average African state has remained an instrument of exploitation, and economic and political institutions continue to block a majority of citizens from meaningful participation in the economy. Drawing upon case studies of Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria, this book makes the case for redesigning development assistance in order to strike at the root of poverty and transform the African state and its institutions into agents of development.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (IX, 242 pages)
Contents
  • 1. Introduction: Foreign Aid and Poverty in Africa
  • 2. The Postcolonial African State Revisited
  • 3. Africa in the Global Community
  • 4. The Structure of Foreign Aid to Africa since the 1960s
  • 5. Foreign Aid: How far and how well?
  • 6. Targeting the Fundamentals: Towards a new form of development assistance to Africa
  • 7. Development Assistance Redesigned
  • 8. The State and Economic Development
  • 9. Explaining Africa's Underdevelopment
  • 10. Conclusion
Isbn
9783319789873
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78987-3
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Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa
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Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa
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by Kenneth Kalu
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Language
eng
Summary
During the past five decades, sub-Saharan Africa has received more foreign aid than has any other region of the world, and yet poverty remains endemic throughout the region. As Kenneth Kalu argues, this does not mean that foreign aid has failed; rather, it means that foreign aid in its current form does not have the capacity to procure development or eradicate poverty. This is because since colonialism, the average African state has remained an instrument of exploitation, and economic and political institutions continue to block a majority of citizens from meaningful participation in the economy. Drawing upon case studies of Angola, Cameroon, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria, this book makes the case for redesigning development assistance in order to strike at the root of poverty and transform the African state and its institutions into agents of development.--
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Kalu, Kenneth
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non fiction
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  • Springer eBooks.
  • African Histories and Modernities
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  • History
  • Africa
  • Africa
  • Economic development
Label
Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa, by Kenneth Kalu, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78987-3
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Contents
1. Introduction: Foreign Aid and Poverty in Africa -- 2. The Postcolonial African State Revisited -- 3. Africa in the Global Community -- 4. The Structure of Foreign Aid to Africa since the 1960s -- 5. Foreign Aid: How far and how well? -- 6. Targeting the Fundamentals: Towards a new form of development assistance to Africa -- 7. Development Assistance Redesigned -- 8. The State and Economic Development -- 9. Explaining Africa's Underdevelopment -- 10. Conclusion
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978-3-319-78987-3
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (IX, 242 pages)
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783319789873
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10.1007/978-3-319-78987-3
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absent
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access
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remote
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(OCoLC)1037946082
Label
Foreign Aid and the Future of Africa, by Kenneth Kalu, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78987-3
Publication
Antecedent source
mixed
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier
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not applicable
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text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
1. Introduction: Foreign Aid and Poverty in Africa -- 2. The Postcolonial African State Revisited -- 3. Africa in the Global Community -- 4. The Structure of Foreign Aid to Africa since the 1960s -- 5. Foreign Aid: How far and how well? -- 6. Targeting the Fundamentals: Towards a new form of development assistance to Africa -- 7. Development Assistance Redesigned -- 8. The State and Economic Development -- 9. Explaining Africa's Underdevelopment -- 10. Conclusion
Control code
978-3-319-78987-3
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (IX, 242 pages)
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
  • online
  • electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9783319789873
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computer
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rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.1007/978-3-319-78987-3
Quality assurance targets
absent
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access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1037946082

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