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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Is a little bit of sunlight the disinfectant the aid sector needs? -- Notes -- Chapter 1: How the West got rich, and other curious questions around human development -- 1.1 12,000 years of progress: from the Neolithic to the Industrial Revolution -- 1.2 The rise of "cut and paste" development assistance -- 1.3 It's governance, stupid -- 1.4 Human Development 101: how modern development theories translate into aid strategies |
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1.5 What can development scholars agree on? -- Notes -- Chapter 2: Broken, by design -- 2.1 Myth 1: development aid is provided strictly for altruistic reasons -- 2.2 Myth 2: recipient states always channel aid into poverty reduction -- 2.3 Myth 1 + myth 2 = a principal-agent problem -- 2.4 Check and balance 1: rules for project selection, monitoring and evaluation -- 2.4.1 The weakest link problem -- 2.4.2 The crowding-out problem -- 2.5 Check and balance 2: organisational culture -- 2.6 Assembling the pieces: how political economy limits the utility of aid |
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2.7 Conclusion: the Tsunami of forces driving aid ineffectiveness approaches a crossroads -- Notes -- Chapter 3: Towards the aid sector we need -- 3.1 What matters to donors? -- 3.2 What matters to beneficiary governments? -- 3.3 Leveraging interests on the ground -- 3.4 Conclusion -- Notes -- Chapter 4: The Samaritan dilemma: Promoting good governance in fragile and poverty-affected states -- 4.1 Democracy or bust -- 4.2 Promoting good governance in post-conflict states -- 4.3 Keep your autocrats -- 4.4 A three-point plan for better strategies |
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4.5 Practical steps towards an evidence-rich environment -- Notes -- Chapter 5: Innovating humanitarian response -- 5.1 A crash course in refugee response -- 5.2 An idea is born -- 5.3 From an idea to a plan -- 5.4 The London Compact Agreements -- 5.5 Things fall apart -- 5.5.1 Insufficient demand -- 5.5.2 The cost of integration -- 5.5.3 Data imperfections -- 5.5.4 A perfect storm -- 5.6 A proof of concept -- 5.7 Show me the money -- 5.7.1 The devil you know -- 5.7.2 The new kid on the block -- 5.7.3 The devil you don't know -- 5.7.4 Insuring against risk |
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5.8 Where to from here -- the future of UNHCR? -- 5.8.1 Towards an innovation culture -- 5.8.2 The power of data -- 5.8.3 The power of moments -- Notes -- Chapter 6: Exploiting the sweet spots -- 6.1 Responding to violent extremism: a brief historical overview -- 6.1.1 Countering violent extremism mark 1: bad ideas, even worse programs -- 6.1.2 Research-rethink-reprogram-repeat -- 6.2 Towards a more effective framework for fighting violent extremism -- 6.2.1 A safe space for dissent and radical ideology -- 6.2.2 From counter-messaging to critical thinking -- 6.2.3 Assuaging a heavy-handed state |
| Summary |
This book studies the role of the development sector in eliminating extreme poverty, fast-tracking growth, and preventing conflict in a post-pandemic world |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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6.3 A critical juncture |
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Economic assistance-Developing countries
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Poverty-Developing countries
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Nonprofit organizations.
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nonprofit organizations.
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Nonprofit organizations
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000851274 |
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1000851273 |
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