The state of development in Africa: concepts, challenges and opportunities
Furthermore, aid, as some critics such as Dambisa Moyo (2009: 56-65) have recently rather devastatingly demonstrated, also ultimately undermined economic development, perpetuated poverty and undercut civil society, while also provoking conflicts in Africa by making the seizure and retention of power...
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Published in | Journal of international relations and development Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 97 - 108 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
London
Palgrave Macmillan UK
01.01.2011
Palgrave Macmillan |
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Summary: | Furthermore, aid, as some critics such as Dambisa Moyo (2009: 56-65) have recently rather devastatingly demonstrated, also ultimately undermined economic development, perpetuated poverty and undercut civil society, while also provoking conflicts in Africa by making the seizure and retention of power indispensable to gaining unbridled access to aid largesse. [...] aid undermined social capital 'by thwarting accountability mechanisms, encouraging rent seeking behaviour, siphoning off scarce talent from the employment pool, and removing pressures to reform inefficient policies and institutions' (ibid.: 59). |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 ObjectType-Article-2 ObjectType-Feature-1 |
ISSN: | 1408-6980 1581-1980 |
DOI: | 10.1057/jird.2010.22 |