Helping People Help Themselves
From the World Bank to an Alternative Philosophy of Development Assistance
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