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Title Greening aid? : understanding the environmental impact of development assistance / Robert L. Hicks ... [and others].

Publication Info. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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 Moore Stacks  HD75.6 .G738 2008    Available  ---
Description xvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography 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.
Economic development -- Environmental aspects.
Economic assistance.
Economic assistance.
Added Author Hicks, Robert L.
Other Form: Online version: Greening aid? Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 (OCoLC)647148727
ISBN 9780199213948
0199213941