Décentralisation dans les États francophones du Sud. Contexte et mise en œuvre en Haïti by Ruth Myrtho Casséus, Frédéric Gérald Chéry, Abigaïl-Laure Kern

“…Why a process so well praised by development aid organisations struggling to succeed in these states?…”
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Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World by Lucius Botes

“… From text: Anyone interested in anthropology and the international development aid sector will benefit from reading this book by Emma Crew and Richard Axelby with the title Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a GlobalisedWorld. …”
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Challenges and Opportunities in China’s Health Aid to Africa: Findings from Qualitative Interviews in Tanzania and Malawi by Garrison Daly, Joan Kaufman, Shuang Lin, Liangmin Gao, Melissa Reyes, Sarah Matemu, Wafaa El-Sadr

“…Abstract Background China has played an increasing role in development aid across Africa. Most recently, China has increased its external investments through the Belt and Road Initiative, China’s signature infrastructure and trade drive to link China to Asia and Africa. …”
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A multi-criteria approach of assessing groundwater potential, recharge and flow in the transboundary Tuli Karoo Basin by Primrose C. Tinonetsana, Webster Gumindoga, Donald T. Rwasoka

“…This study is relevant in water development policy, water-related development aid, community planning and technical decision making for hydrogeologists, catchment managers, water planners and non-specialists alike. …”
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Resilience and Development: Complement, Substitute or Stopgap Solution? by Véronique Ancey, Denis Pesche, Benoît Daviron

“…What is the political function of the ubiquitous term “resilience” in today’s development aid? This article analyses the discourse of some aid programmes and projects, drawing on 15 years of empirical research on the Sahelian pastoral populations, who today are a symbol of resilience. …”
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Diritti speciali di prelievo e assistenza ai paesi sottosviluppati. by G. HABERLER

“…The primary and basic purpose of the Link is to increase the flow of development aid to less developed countries from more developed countries. …”
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Acción Agadez: patrimonio y desarrollo (Níger) by Sandra Fernández Ortega

“…Agadez Action: heritage and development (Níger) Abstract: This text is a summary of some of the actions undertaken by its author within diff erent development aid organizations in Níger. Keywords: heritage, culture, development, cooperation, Níger, Sahel. …”
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The case against the link by G. HABERLER

“…The primary and basic purpose of the Link is to increase the flow of development aid to less developed countries from more developed countries. …”
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Millenium Development Goals/UN And Sustainable Development Goals/UN As Instruments For Realising Sustainable Development Concept In The Global Economy by Zofia Wysokińska

“…The article also presents the contribution of the European Union as a key global donor of development aid for developing countries, especially for the least developed countries (LDCs), as well as plans for Poland’s implementation of the Post-2015 Agenda SDGs.…”
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Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a Globalised World by Lucius Botes

“… From text: Anyone interested in anthropology and the international development aid sector will benefit from reading this book by Emma Crew and Richard Axelby with the title Anthropology and Development: Culture, Morality and Politics in a GlobalisedWorld. …”
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Book Review: Juke box britain. americanisation and youth culture, 1945–60 ADRIAN HORN. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009 by Tarik Sabry

“…John Lennon’s prominent saying that “before Elvis, there was nothing” could lead to the mistaken assumption that Great Britain owes its post-war popular culture predominantly to some kind of ‘pop-cultural development aid’ from the United States of America; especially because this statement seems to confirm the prevalent criticism of ‘Americanisation’ in the post-war period. …”
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Unintended Consequences: Does Aid Promote Arms Races? by Collier, P, Hoeffler, A

“…Neighbours' military spending and development aid are important determinants of military expenditure. …”

DECENTRALIZED AID AND DEMOCRACY by Joaquín Morales Belpaire

“…This paper uses a model of vote over public finances to show that when nongovernmental organisations deliver development aid, beneficiaries have incentives to reduce electoral support for state-led redistribution. …”
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THE EU AS REGIONAL AND GLOBAL PLAYER by Oana Emiliana TATARCAN

“…Moreover, it is the biggest donor of development aid in the world and has pledged that he would be willing to collaborate and provide support as long as it will require member needy. …”
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Perfis de profissionalização: um contributo sociológico para a compreensão das ONGD portuguesas by Vanessa Marcos

“…In the scope of the debate on the (in)effectiveness of development aid, this article seeks to discuss the organizational and management models of Non-Governmental Development Organizations (NGDOs) in terms of their higher and lower orientation towards professionalization as an organizational strategy of efficiency and efficacy. …”
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Critical Elements on International Aid in Colombia’s Magdalena Medio by Edgar Alberto Zamora Aviles

“…Beginning with the observation that capital flows of international development aid are not politically neutral and are conditioned by the geopolitical and geo-economic interests of donors, we maintain that aid in this region has contributed to the consolidation of new capitalist spaces in favor of global accumulation and in detriment the proposals for territorial development that the communities in this region have constructed. …”
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The “socialist revolution” in the Seychelles by Daniel Künzler

“…On the other hand, the country also successfully navigated the Cold War by attracting capitalist development aid to finance “socialist” policies. Finally, social policies contributed to a relatively high standard of living and persisted throughout economic and political liberalisation.…”
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The Quality of Relationships in International Development: Institutional and Personal Implications by Leslie Groves, Rachel Hinton

“…In this article, the authors explore some of the personal and organisational implications entailed in satisfying the new demands for greater transparency and accountability in development aid. This calls for changes in the relationships among the different actors inthe international development system. …”
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Politicized Economics or Economized Politics? Czechoslovak Economists and the Quest for “Third World” Development in the Era of Reform Communism by Barbora Buzássyová

“…The paper analyses the scientific discourse that informed the Czechoslovak conceptions of development studies as well as the practice of development aid. On the example of scholarly outputs of two distinguished economists working at the Institute of International Politics and Economy — Blanka Šrucová and Jan Vraný — it explores the impact and process of adaptation of recent methodological influences from abroad onto the Czechoslovak development expertise. …”
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Communication for Sustainable Development and Social Change. A brief overview by Jan Servaes

“…As a result, different methodologies and terminologies have evolved, which often make it difficult for development aid agencies, even though they share a common commitment to the overall goals of development communication to identify common ground, arrive at a full understanding of each other’s objectives, or to co-operate effectively in operational projects. …”
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