The economics of foreign aid /
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| Author / Creator: | Mikesell, Raymond F., 1913-2006 |
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| Imprint: | New Brunswick, N.J. : AldineTransaction, [2007]. |
| Description: | 300 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6825246 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Tables
- 1. The Objectives of Foreign Economic Assistance
- Introduction
- National Objectives of Foreign Economic Assistance from the Standpoint of the Donors
- The Relationship of the Economic Objectives of Aid to National Political and Security Objectives
- National Development Objectives and Policies of Aid Recipients
- 2. The Foundations of Modern Aid Theories and Strategies: A Review of Development Theories
- Pre-World War II Growth Models
- Modern Economic Growth Models and Theories
- Historical Stage Theories
- Sociological and Cultural Approaches
- Some Development Theories and Strategies
- Relevance for Foreign Aid Models
- 3. The Macroeconomics of Aid: Foreign Aid Theories
- Three Basic Approaches to Foreign Aid Requirements
- Some Estimates of Aggregate Aid Requirements for Developing Countries
- Comprehensive Foreign Aid Theories
- A Critique of the Savings and Trade Constraint Models
- Some Projections of Growth Patterns and Aid Requirements
- Capital-Absorptive Capacity
- 4. The Macroeconomics of Aid: Debt Service and Loan Terms
- Capital Inflow and Debt Service Models
- Debt-Servicing Capacity
- Debt-Servicing Capacity and Loan Terms
- 5. The Microeconomics of Aid: Foreign Aid Strategies
- I. Economic Problems in Foreign Assistance Designed for Financing Specific Activities
- Economic Criteria for Project Assistance
- Project Assistance in the Principal Economic Sectors: Some Major Issues
- II. Foreign Assistance as a Means of Influencing Development Policies of Recipients
- The Role of Quantitative Growth Models
- Foreign Aid and Economic Performance
- 6. Economic Issues Relating to the Major Forms of Aid for Development
- The Issue of Project vs. Program Assistance
- Development Aid in the Form of Agricultural Commodities
- 7. Foreign Aid by Any Other Name
- Aid through Trade
- Government Guarantees of Loans and Direct Investments
- Compensatory Arrangements
- 8. Foreign Aid Donors and the Burden of Aid
- Capital Exports and National Economic Advantage
- Measuring the Real Burden of Aid
- International Burden Sharing
- Aid Tying as a Means of Reducing the Aid Burden
- Multilateral vs. Bilateral Aid
- 9. Conclusions for Aid Policy
- The Contribution of Aid to Development
- The Forms and Conditions of Aid: The Choice of Aid Strategies
- The Role of Trade in Development Assistance
- The Terms of Aid
- The Allocation of Aid
- The Coordination of Aid
- How Much Aid and How Should the Aid Burden Be Shared?
- Glossary
- Works Cited
- Index