Aid and Technical Cooperation as a Foreign Policy Tool for Emerging Donors: The Case of Brazil

ISBN-13: 9780815362623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 184 str.

Deborah Barros Leal Farias

Opis

This book shows how emerging donors use their provision of development assistance to serve national interests, allowing them to gain soft power in the international sphere. Technical cooperation in particular can enable donors to position themselves as a global knowledge leader. With reference to Brazil, this book will interest researchers of International Development, South-South Cooperation, and International Relations.

Recenzje

"The phrase ‘soft power’ captures much of the essence of Brazil’s international rise, especially when compared to the much harder power of other emerging countries like China. Déborah Farias’ fascinating book shows us that there is surprising power in softness: Brazil deliberately eschews direct conditions and provides ample technical assistance without ties, positions that earn it gratitude and even some plums like the Directorship of the FAO. Along the way, we learn a great deal about not just Brazilian foreign policy-making, but the general politics of development assistance and the rise of South-South relations. This book is well worth the read." — Kathryn Hochstetler, Professor of International Development at the London School of Economics, UK

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Development Assistance and Technical Cooperation: Theoretical Overview  3. International Development and Technical Cooperation: "Traditional" Donors  4. International Development and Technical Cooperation: South-South Cooperation  5. International Development and Technical Cooperation: Emerging Donors  6. Brazil as an Emerging Donor of Technical Cooperation  7. Technical cooperation as a Foreign Policy tool: some lessons

O autorze

Déborah Barros Leal Farias is a Lecturer in the University of New South Wales, Australia