| Australia's Foreign Aid Dilemma: Humanitarian Aspirations Confront Democratic Legitimacy Contributor(s): Corbett, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138696714 ISBN-13: 9781138696716 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $190.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Disasters & Disaster Relief - Social Science | Developing & Emerging Countries - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development |
| Dewey: 338.919 |
| LCCN: 2016035202 |
| Series: Routledge Humanitarian Studies |
| Physical Information: 230 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Australian aid program faces a fundamental dilemma: how, in the absence of deep popular support, should it generate the political legitimacy required to safeguard its budget and administering institution? Australia's Foreign Aid Dilemma tells the story of the actors who have grappled with this question over 40 years. It draws on extensive interviews and archival material to uncover how 'court politics' shapes both aid policy and administration. The lesson for scholars and practitioners is that any holistic understanding of the development enterprise must account for the complex relationship between the aid program of individual governments and the domestic political and bureaucratic contexts in which it is embedded. If the way funding is administered shapes development outcomes, then understanding the 'court politics' of aid matters. This comprehensive text will be of considerable interest to scholars and students of politics and foreign policy as well as development professionals in Australia and across the world. |