Lethal Aid: The Illusion of Socialism and Self-Reliance in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorRugumamu, Severine M.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-04T08:25:15Z
dc.date.available2016-04-04T08:25:15Z
dc.date.issued1997
dc.description.abstractDespite massive infusions of financial and technical assistamce from the northern hemisphere, Africa is worse off today -- economically, societally, and environmentally -- than it was 30 years ago. But were economic development, poverty alleviation, and democracy ever actually the objectives of either donor or recipient states in the first place? To what extent was the limitless potential of the self-reliance strategy foreclosed by the corrupting power of foreign aid? As much as military power, propaganda, or diplomacy, "aid" -- realistically and essentially -- is one of the economic instruments of statecraft and, as such, has historically been used as a policy tool for various attempts at influence. While policies and strategies on both sides of the aid process may give primacy of place to development, actual practice almost invariably reveals the opposite, as donor and recipient alike employ aid resources to pursue their respective national, class, or even regime interests. Through the Tanzanian experience of "Big Brother's" helping hand, the author of this book examines the true role of foreign aid in the development process and exposes certain widely-held myths about that role.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRugumamu, S.M., 1997. Lethal Aid: the illusion of socialism and self-reliance in Tanzania. Africa World Press.en_US
dc.identifier.isbn0865435138 (paper : alk. paper)
dc.identifier.isbn086543512X (cloth)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1420
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAfrica World Pressen_US
dc.subjectLethal Aiden_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectSelf-relianceen_US
dc.subjectSocialismen_US
dc.subjectPoverty alleviationen_US
dc.titleLethal Aid: The Illusion of Socialism and Self-Reliance in Tanzaniaen_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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