Introduction: Why Rethink Canadian Aid?

The Need to Rethink Canadian Aid There has been no shortage of recent calls for “reinventing” or “reimagining” Canadian foreign aid to respond to the litany of problems that emerged over the forty-five-year lifespan of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), including excessive bureauc...

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Main Authors Brown, Stephen, Heyer, Molly den, Black, David R
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Les Presses de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Press 2015
Subjects
Political Science
relations internationales
Canada
help
politics
government
politique
aide
gouvernement
international relation
assistance
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Summary:The Need to Rethink Canadian Aid There has been no shortage of recent calls for “reinventing” or “reimagining” Canadian foreign aid to respond to the litany of problems that emerged over the forty-five-year lifespan of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), including excessive bureaucracy, slow delivery and frequently shifting priorities (Carin and Smith 2010; Gordon Foundation 2010). Yet there was general surprise in March 2013 when the Canadian government announced its instit...
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