Toxic Aid: Economic Collapse and Recovery in Tanzania

by Sebastian Edwards

Book Overview

For many years Tanzania was the darling of international aid agencies. During the 1970s it received more assistance per capita than any other nation in the world. And yet, the economy performed dismally: growth was negative, exports collapsed, and poverty increased massively. In the mid-1980s, however, the international community changed tack and developed an approach based on conditionality and "program ownership". Since 1996 the country has grown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198825528
• ISBN13: 9780198825524
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.4"