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A twentieth-century innovation, foreign aid has become a familiar and even expected element in international relations. But scholars and government officials continue to debate why countries provide it: some claim that it is primarily a tool of diplomacy, some argue that it is largely intended to support development in poor countries, and still others point out its myriad newer uses. Carol Lancaster effectively puts this dispute to rest here by providing the most comprehensive answer yet to the question of why governments give foreign aid. She argues that because of domestic politics in aid-giving countries, it has always been& and will continue to be& used to achieve a mixture of different goals. Drawing on her expertise in both comparative politics and international relations and on her experience as a former public official, Lancaster provides five in-depth case studies& the United States, Japan, France, Germany, and Denmark& that demonstrate how domestic politics and international pressures combine to shape how and why donor governments give aid. In doing so, she explores the impact on foreign aid of political institutions, interest groups, and the ways governments organize their giving. Her findings provide essential insight for scholars of international relations and comparative politics, as well as anyone involved with foreign aid or foreign policy.

Development aid. Development cooperation --- Economic assistance. --- International relations. --- Diplomacy. --- Economic development --- Economic assistance --- Aide économique --- Relations internationales --- Diplomatie --- Développement économique --- International cooperation. --- Political aspects. --- Coopération internationale --- Aspect politique --- Social Sciences and Humanities. Development Studies --- International Development Cooperation --- International Development Cooperation. --- Aide économique --- Développement économique --- Coopération internationale

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Debt relief --- Debts, External --- Economic assistance --- 339.96 <6> --- #ABIB:aleo --- 307.0 --- 338.340 --- 339.115 --- 382.256 --- AFR / Africa - Afrika - Afrique --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 339.727.2 <6> --- 339.727.2 <6> Internationale kapitaalbeweging. Buitenlandse leningen. Buitenlandse kredieten. Internationale kapitaalbeweging. Buitenlandse investeringen. Kapitaalinvoer. Kapitaaluitvoer. Kapitaalvlucht--Afrika --- Internationale kapitaalbeweging. Buitenlandse leningen. Buitenlandse kredieten. Internationale kapitaalbeweging. Buitenlandse investeringen. Kapitaalinvoer. Kapitaaluitvoer. Kapitaalvlucht--Afrika --- Debt renegotiation --- Debt rescheduling --- Debt restructuring --- Relief, Debt --- Renegotiation, Debt --- Rescheduling, Debt --- Restructuring, Debt --- Debtor and creditor --- Algemene statistische documentatie. Statistische jaarboeken. Grafieken. Statistische gegevensbanken --- Algemene ontwikkeling in de Derde Wereld --- Buitenlandse schuld. Debt Equity Swap in LDC --- Buitenlandse hulp (betalingsbalans) --- Law and legislation --- Africa --- Economic policy. --- Economic policy and planning (general) --- International finance

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Economic assistance, American --- Economic assistance, American --- Bush, George W. --- United States --- United States --- Economic policy --- Foreign economic relations.

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Economic conditions. Economic development --- International economic relations --- United States of America

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This book brings together essays that tackle the political aspects of development. It offers various explanations for variations in the pace and pattern of economic development across both time and space, focusing on a particular variable or set of variables such as civil conflict, natural resources, and regime type. The book traces the trajectory of scholarship in the field of political development, beginning with the rise of what became known as “modernization theory” in the 1960s. It also examines how development intersects with ethnicity, democracy, and taxation; the synergies and disconnects among religion, politics, and economic development; the politics of the so-called resource curse; and the impact of foreign aid on democratization in developing countries. Furthermore, the book looks at the experiences of countries and regions such as Africa, India, Latin America, South Korea, China, and East Asia.

Economic assistance --- Economic development --- Political aspects --- Developing countries: economic development problems