Does Aid Work?

From reviews of the first edition: `this is a welcome volume which deserves a place on development economics reading lists, while it is also accessible to the general reader' Economica `the aid specialist ... will find many familiar thoughts sensibly expressed, backed with a volume of evidence that was not previously available' Development and Change `comprehensive study ... essentially a specialist study, which usefully avoids the exaggerations of ideology which have often bedevilled the whole debate on aid.' Reconciliation Quarterly `well balanced, impartial and objective' Economic Journal `This book is a valuable contribution to the literature and should help to improve the quality of aid.' International Agricultural Development `the most comprehensive assessment of the work of the largest agencies ever published ... it should change the language of debate' Times Education Supplement `based on probably the most exhaustive study of aid ever undertaken ... their book will become the standard reference on the subject' Economist `the report will stand as a sensible and realistic examination of a difficult subject ... it represents a useful picture of the functioning of the aid business' New Scientist `A very good representation of the underlying theories involved backed by impressive case studies.' Bob Milward, University of Central Lancashire `A welcome update to a core text on the effectiveness of aid.' Dr A. Hall, London School of Economics `Excellent text on the economic impact of aid in LDC economies.' Arabsheibani, University of London `The book gives a comprehensive overview of the various aspects related to aid ... wide range of issues dealt with in detail, and collected in a book which is eminently readable.' Entwicklungspolitik