Book Review- Development Without Aid: The Decline of Development Aid and the Rise of the Diaspora

Nasrat, Sayed and Tamim, Abdul (2014): Book Review- Development Without Aid: The Decline of Development Aid and the Rise of the Diaspora.

Abstract

The main objective of this book is to investigate how far the people of aid-dependent countries can become self-reliant and take up again autonomy over their development process.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Development, Aid, Diaspora, Poverty
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O10 - General

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