Torres, James F.

New directions for development in Third World countries : the failure of US foreign policy / J.F. Torres. - Aldershot : Avebury, c1993. - vi, 107 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

1. Grassroots development
2. What went wrong
3. Political power and political stability
4. Corruption and inefficiency
5. A state of mind
6. Misdirected U.S. foreign policy
7. What to do?
8. Money matters
9. The right tools
10. Women's role in development
11. The trouble with AID
12. New directions

After more than 40 years of assistance and investment by the developed nations the gap between rich and poor nations has increased. This text examines the reasons for this phenomena and proposes more effective ways to direct foreign assistance efforts in the future.


eng.

9781856284189 NA


Economic assistance, American--Developing countries.

338.91 TOR