Foreign aid and overseas military intervention have been important and controversial political topics for over a decade. The government’s controversial target to spend 0.7 per cent of national income on foreign aid has been widely welcomed by some, but strongly criticised by others. Furthermore, the controversy of the Iraq war rumbles on, even today. This is all happening amongst much instability in many parts of the world.
In this short book, a number of authors challenge the assumption that we can bring about economic development and promote liberal democracies through direct foreign intervention – whether economic or military intervention. The lead author, William Easterly, drawing on his wide experience at the World Bank and as an academic, is a renowned sceptic of intervention. He points out that solutions proposed now to the problem of poverty are identical to solutions proposed decades ago – but the plans of rich governments simply do not successfully transform poor countries. Academics Abigail Hall-Blanco and Christian Bjornskov add further context and put forward empirical evidence that backs up Easterly’s argument. Syvlie Aboa-Bradwell draws upon her own practical experience to give examples of how people in poor countries can be assisted to promote their own development.
This book is essential reading for students, teachers and all interested in better understanding how to help – and how not to help – the world’s most disadvantaged peoples.
A propos de l’auteur
Abigail Hall-Blanco is Assistant Professor in Economics at the University of Tampa in Florida and a Research Fellow with the Independent Institute, a non-partisan research and educational think tank based in Oakland, California. She is an affiliated scholar with the Foundation for Economic Education. Blanco earned her Ph D in economics from George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, in 2015. Her broader research interests include Austrian economics, political economy and public choice, defence and peace economics, and institutions and economic development. Her work includes topics surrounding the US military and national defence, including domestic police militarisation, arm sales, weapons as foreign aid, the cost of military mobilisation and the political economy of military technology. She is currently researching how foreign intervention adversely impacts domestic political, social and other institutions as well as pursuing additional research on policing in the US.
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