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020 _a9781783606283
082 _a338.911 AID
100 _aedited by Tobias Hagmann
245 0 _aAid and authoritarianism in Africa
_bdevelopment without democracy
260 _aLondon
_bZed Books
_c2016
300 _a186p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520 _aThere is a shocking aspect of Africa?s foreign aid that is almost entirely ignored: since 2013, almost half of Africa?s top aid recipients have been ruled by authoritarian one-party states. Many international donors such as USAID, DFID, the World Bank, and the European Commission have watched their aid policies becoming increasingly entangled with the agendas of governmental elites. The situation prompts an uncomfortable question: to what extent are foreign aid programs now actually perpetuating authoritarian rule in Africa?
650 _aEconomic assistance -- Africa -- Political aspects; Western countries -- Economic policy; Authoritarianism -- Africa;
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