
Helping People Help Themselves
From the World Bank to an Alternative Philosophy of Development Assistance
David Ellerman(Author)
The University of Michigan Press
Published on 13. April 2005
Book
Hardback
354 pages
978-0-472-11465-8 (ISBN)
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-472-11465-8 (9780472114658)
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Content
Foreword by Albert O. Hirschman; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction and Overview; Chapter 2. Internal and External Motivation: Beyond Homo economicus; Chapter 3. The Indirect Approach; Chapter 4. Indirect Approaches: Intellectual History; Chapter 5. Autonomy-Respecting Development Assistance; Chapter 6. Knowledge-Based Development Assistance; Chapter 7. Can Development Agencies Learn and Help Clients Learn? Chapter 8. Case Study: Assistance to the Transition Countries; Chapter 9. Hirschmanian Themes of Social Learning and Change; Chapter 10. Conclusions; Appendix. Eight Thinkers on the Five Themes; Notes; Bibliography; Index