Foreign Aid

Diplomacy, Development, Domestic Politics

By: Carol Lancaster

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Paperback | 1 December 2006 | Edition Number 1

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A twentieth-century innovation, foreign aid has become a familiar and even expected element in international relations. But scholars and government officials continue to debate why countries provide it: some claim that it is primarily a tool of diplomacy, some argue that it is largely intended to support development in poor countries, and still others point out its myriad newer uses. Carol Lancaster effectively puts this dispute to rest here by providing the most comprehensive answer yet to the question of why governments give foreign aid. She argues that because of domestic politics in aid-giving countries, it has always been-and will continue to be-used to achieve a mixture of different goals.

Drawing on her expertise in both comparative politics and international relations and on her experience as a former public official, Lancaster provides five in-depth case studies-the United States, Japan, France, Germany, and Denmark-that demonstrate how domestic politics and international pressures combine to shape how and why donor governments give aid. In doing so, she explores the impact on foreign aid of political institutions, interest groups, and the ways governments organize their giving. Her findings provide essential insight for scholars of international relations and comparative politics, as well as anyone involved with foreign aid or foreign policy.

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Non-Fiction Politics & Government International Relations Diplomacy Economics Political Economy Development Economics & Emerging Economies Social Services & Welfare Social Welfare & Social Services Aid & Relief Programmes Business & Management International Business

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Preface	p. ix
Why Foreign Aid? Setting the Stage	p. 1
Aid's Purposes: A Brief History	p. 25
The United States: Morgenthau's Puzzle	p. 62
Japan: The Rise and Decline of an "Aid Superpower"	p. 110
France: Rank et Rayonnement	p. 143
Germany: A "Middle of the Roader"	p. 171
Denmark: The Humane Internationalist	p. 190
Conclusions and Conjectures	p. 212
Interviews	p. 227
Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Foreign Terms	p. 231
Notes	p. 235
Index	p. 267
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