Media coverage
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Media coverage
Title Book review: why we lie about aid Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet From Poverty to Power Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/05/18 Description Every so often you read something that brilliantly articulates an idea or issue you have been struggling with for a while, but could not properly capture. Why We Lie About Aid is one of those books. Full of pithy quotes, punchy anecdotes and insightful case studies, it draws upon an eclectic mix of ideas from across the social sciences to craft an argument that the public and institutional discourses surrounding aid and development interventions are reductive to the point of self-harm. That is both because they make aid spending a political football and because they force practitioners to focus on what can be measured. This prevents donors from seizing opportunities for transformational change in recipient countries and does a disservice to reformers who could use their support in contentious political struggles. Producer/Author Tom Kirk URL https://oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/book-review-why-we-lie-about-aid-by-pablo-yanguas/ Persons Pablo Yanguas Gil Title Book review: Why we lie about aid Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet LSE bloes Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 2/05/18 Description According to Thomas Kirk, this book is an engaging rallying cry to reinterpret our discourses around aid and move away from quantifying successes based solely on value for money. Producer/Author Tom Kirk URL blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2018/05/18/book-review-why-we-lie-about-aid-by-pablo-yanguas/ Persons Pablo Yanguas Gil
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global inequalities
- Global Development Institute
Keywords
- aid