From Aid to Development
The Global Fight against Poverty
The balance of economic power is shifting. Countries that were once poor are becoming economic powerhouses. Yet poverty persists worldwide, depriving billions of people of basic necessities and the prospects of creating a better life. How are we responding to this challenge? This book explores the multi-faceted world of aid and development co-operation – a range of global, and sometimes contested, efforts aimed at reducing the impact of poverty. It traces the history of these efforts, explains where they come from and where they are going, and asks whether they are achieving as much as they could. It also examines some of the ways in which development efforts can be made more effective in achieving lasting benefits through good governance and the creation of a deeper partnership between developed and developing countries. And it looks at how the economic emergence of countries like China and India is bringing a new dynamic to development co-operation.
Introduction
From a young girl in Pakistan to an old farmer in Ethiopia, aid is changing people’s lives. But behind these simple human stories lies the vastly complex world of development co-operation – a place filled with countless actors and numberless projects, whose aims and achievements are often misunderstood.
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