Background: A Sketch of the Development Industry

David Sims (simsegypt@gmail.com)
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David Sims: Economist and Urban Development Specialist

Chapter Chapter 1 in Development Delusions and Contradictions, 2023, pp 3-41 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter gives a background to the development assistance business: Why it should be called an industry, its size and growth over decades, the money and its sources, the main types of funding, the time bound nature of funding, and a detailed who’s who in the industry. Also, it looks at how foreign aid is spent and what countries are the beneficiaries of all this assistance.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17770-5_1

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