Despite good intentions : why development assistance to the third world has failed /
Dichter, Thomas W.,
Despite good intentions : why development assistance to the third world has failed / Thomas W. Dichter. - xiii, 303 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index.
Introduction: The Great Paradox of Development Assistance -- Romance -- Illusion -- The Developing World and Its Condition -- A Straw in the Wind -- Being Useful or Being Used -- The evolution of the Idea of Development -- Warm Bodies -- Sliding toward Dependency -- Development Assistance as an Industry (the "Dev Biz") -- Dedication -- Trying Simply to Help -- Avoiding History -- The Helper and the Helped -- Confusing Stakes -- The Consequences of Avoiding Certain Universals of Human Nature -- Spare No Expense - the Very Best -- For the People, By the People -- The Mismatch of Organizational Imperatives and Money -- Position, Not Condition -- Headless Chickens -- The Professionalization of Development -- Too Many Cooks -- Rhetorical Support -- Marketing Development -- Unintended Consequences -- The People's Program -- Conclusion: The Case for a Radical Reduction in Development Assistance. Story 1. Story 2. Ch. 1. Story 3. Story 4. Ch. 2. Story 5. Story 6. Ch. 3. Story 7. Story 8. Ch. 4. Story 9. Story 10. Ch. 5. Story 11. Story 12. Ch. 6. Story 13. Story 14. Ch. 7. Story 15. Story 16. Ch. 8. Story 17. Story 18.
155849393X 9781558493933 1558493921 9781558493926
2002010178
Economic assistance--Evaluation--Developing countries
Poverty--Developing countries
HC60 / .D51 2003
338.91091724
Despite good intentions : why development assistance to the third world has failed / Thomas W. Dichter. - xiii, 303 pages ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index.
Introduction: The Great Paradox of Development Assistance -- Romance -- Illusion -- The Developing World and Its Condition -- A Straw in the Wind -- Being Useful or Being Used -- The evolution of the Idea of Development -- Warm Bodies -- Sliding toward Dependency -- Development Assistance as an Industry (the "Dev Biz") -- Dedication -- Trying Simply to Help -- Avoiding History -- The Helper and the Helped -- Confusing Stakes -- The Consequences of Avoiding Certain Universals of Human Nature -- Spare No Expense - the Very Best -- For the People, By the People -- The Mismatch of Organizational Imperatives and Money -- Position, Not Condition -- Headless Chickens -- The Professionalization of Development -- Too Many Cooks -- Rhetorical Support -- Marketing Development -- Unintended Consequences -- The People's Program -- Conclusion: The Case for a Radical Reduction in Development Assistance. Story 1. Story 2. Ch. 1. Story 3. Story 4. Ch. 2. Story 5. Story 6. Ch. 3. Story 7. Story 8. Ch. 4. Story 9. Story 10. Ch. 5. Story 11. Story 12. Ch. 6. Story 13. Story 14. Ch. 7. Story 15. Story 16. Ch. 8. Story 17. Story 18.
155849393X 9781558493933 1558493921 9781558493926
2002010178
Economic assistance--Evaluation--Developing countries
Poverty--Developing countries
HC60 / .D51 2003
338.91091724