Western Aid at a Crossroads: The End of Paternalism

ISBN-13: 9781137380319 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 124 str.

Oyvind Eggen; Kjell Roland

Opis

A major realignment is going on in the world economy, one that fundamentally changes the basis for Western aid. Over time, Western Aid has become more complex, more paternalistic, and less useful to poor countries committed to poverty alleviation. Once a helping hand to other countries' development, it has transformed into a tool for the large-scale transformation of states and societies according to Western models. Aid can accelerate the fight against poverty, but only if Western donors are willing to reconsider their own role in development and in reinventing the concept. If not, poor countries may increasingly challenge and reject Western aid, that comes with hidden goals of transforming the recipients according to Western blueprints.

Spis treści

Introduction 1. The History of Aid Paradigms 2. A journey into the unknown 3. The knowledge gap 4. What can aid do? 5. The new world order 6. The future of aid

O autorze

Øyvind Eggen is the Policy Director for Evaluation at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad). He holds a PhD in Development Studies and was previously Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International A airs (NUPI) and International Law and Policy Institute (ILPI), where he specialized in the effects of foreign aid.

Kjell Roland is CEO of the Norwegian Investment Fund for Developing Countries (Norfund). He founded and worked as partner and CEO in the consulting company Econ for over two decades. As a consultant, he worked with development, energy and environmental issues for companies, governments and international organizations.