Investigates the impact of bureaucratic politics, special interest groups, and public opinion in aid-giving countries/agencies. This work finds that aid agencies in Africa often misdiagnosed problems and had difficulty designing appropriate programs that addressed the local political environment.
Foreword by Richard C. LeoneAcknowledgements1. Introduction2. Africa--So Little Development?3. Aid and Development in Africa4. Foreign Aid: The Donors5. The United States6. France and Britain7. Sweden, Italy, Japan8. The Multilaterals9. FindingsNotesBibliographyIndex