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 that 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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