Foreign Aid in a Changing World

Introduction
Who would manage an aid agency?
The case for giving
morality, justice and entitlement
The case for giving
mutual advantage and enlightened self-interest
Why some countries need development assistance
Cases for the prosecution
Third world, second world
aid's other half
Major donors
Large and little
The modern politics of aid
To Russia with love
Conclusion
change and continuity
References
Index.

• An accessible introduction for all social science students
• A balanced, comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of the issues and trends
• A guide to the past, present and future of foreign aid

Foreign aid has undergone considerable changes over the past fifty years. Foreign Aid in a Changing World explores the changes and locates them in a context of wider economic and political developments. These are the developments affecting all countries, in North, South, East and West, and in particular, the changing relations among them. The book analyses the different reasons why some countries - both in the developing world and former communist states - seem to need assistance. It critically surveys the values-based and interests-based arguments in favour of aid and its many forms; encompasses the important non-governmental and multilateral dimensions, as well as the bilateral flows, at national and sub-national levels; and focuses particularly on the contemporary emphasis on making aid dependent on democratization and 'good government'.

Peter Burnell examines the principal influences on foreign aid, what makes aid controversial, and whether it has a future. He provides an important text for all students of international relations and development studies across the social science disciplines.