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Development Aid Confronts Politics: The Almost Revolution
Development Aid Confronts Politics The Almost Revolution Author:Thomas Carothers, Diane de Gramont After decades of denial, the development community now acknowledges that effective assistance requires grappling with the domestic politics of recipient countries. Development agencies are openly promoting political goals alongside traditional socioeconomic ones and trying to apply politically smart methods. Yet considerable controversy and conf... more »usion accompany this potential revolution in development aid.In Development Aid Confronts Politics, Thomas Carothers and Diane de Gramont ask whether aid can achieve a productive synthesis of political and socioeconomic concerns. Their thought-provoking study illuminates the multiple meanings of "working politically" in development assistance.Contents Introduction 1. The New Politics Agenda Early Years: 1960s?1980s 2. Apolitical Roots A New International context: 1990s?2000s 3. The Door Opens to Politics 4. Further on Goals 5. Movement on Methods Attempted Renewal: The Present 6. Politically Smart Development? 7. An Unresolved Debate 8. The Integration Frontier Conclusion 9. The Long Road to Politics« less