TY - BOOK AU - edited by Finn, Tarp. TI - Foreign aid and development: lessons learnt and directions for the future SN - 9780415233637 U1 - 338.911FOR PY - 2000/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Economic assistance--Developing countries--Congresses N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [450]-482) and index N2 - Aid has worked in the past but can be made to work better in the future. In this important new book, leading economists and political scientists, including experienced aid practitioners, re-examine foreign aid. The evolution of development doctrine over the past fifty years is critically investigated, and conventional wisdom and current practice is challenged. As well as offering important new research material, the book opens up new directions for future practice and policy. It will be of vital interest to those working in economics, politics and development studies, as well as to governmental and aid professionals ER -