Description |
xvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-327) and index. |
Contents |
From Rio to Gleneagles : has aid been greened? -- Billions for the Earth? Patterns of environmental assistance -- Who receives environmental aid? Patterns of allocation and case studies of five major recipients --To areas of need, opportunity, or strategic interest? Explaining which countries receive environmental aid and why -- Which donors are the greenest? Trends in bilateral aid and key donor profiles -- The political market for environmental aid : why some donors are greener than others -- Have the multilaterals been greened? Major trends and cases -- Outsourcing the national interest? Delegating environmental aid to multilateral agencies -- Looking to the future of environmental aid. |
Summary |
For over three decades, the impact of aid on the global environment has been the subject of vigorous protest and debate. With billions spent on environmental aid each year, this text seeks to understand why aid is given, how effective it is, and whether aid is actually going to the places with the greatest need. |
Subject |
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
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Economic development -- Environmental aspects. |
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Economic assistance.
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Economic assistance. |
Added Author |
Hicks, Robert L.
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Other Form: |
Online version: Greening aid? Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)647148727 |
ISBN |
9780199213948 |
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0199213941 |
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