Toxic aid : economic collapse and recovery in Tanzania /

For many years Tanzania was the darling of international aid agencies. During the 1970s it received more assistance per capita than any other nation in the world. And yet, the economy performed dismally: growth was negative, exports collapsed, and poverty increased massively. In the mid 1980s, howev...

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Edwards, Sebastian
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Zusammenfassung:
For many years Tanzania was the darling of international aid agencies. During the 1970s it received more assistance per capita than any other nation in the world. And yet, the economy performed dismally: growth was negative, exports collapsed, and poverty increased massively. In the mid 1980s, however, the international community changed tacks and developed an approach based on conditionality and 'program ownership'. Since 1996 the country has grown steadily, and social conditionshave improved significantly. This book provides an economic history of Tanzania, since independence in 1961. It cov
Umfang:
1 online resource (315 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-101536-9
0-19-882552-8
0-19-100953-9
1-306-63781-3
Schlagworte:
Economic assistance > Tanzania.
Economic development > Tanzania.
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