This book brings together for the first time in a single volume a complete survey of the theoretical foundations of economic aid policies and a critical analysis of aid programs and practices

1: The Objectives of Foreign Economic Assistance; 2: The Foundations of Modern Aid Theories and Strategies: A Review of Development Theories; 3: The Macroeconomics of Aid: Foreign Aid Theories; 4: The Macroeconomics of Aid: Debt Service and Loan Terms; 5: The Microeconomics of Aid: Foreign-Aid Strategies; 6: Economic Issues Relating to the Major Types of Aid for Development; 7: Foreign Aid by Any Other Name; 8: Foreign Aid Donors and the Burden of Aid; 9: Conclusions for Aid Policy