Foreign Aid in the Age of Populism: Political Economy Analysis from Washington to Beijing (Rethinking Development)

by ViktorJakupec (Author), Max Kelly (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2019

  $158.29

  Across the world the Western dominated international aid system is being challenged. The rise of right-wing populism, de-globalisation, the advance of illiberal democracy and the emergence of non-Western donors onto the international stage is cutting right to the heart of the entrenched neoliberal aid paradigm. This book explores the impact of these challenges on development aid, arguing that there is a need to bring politics back into development aid; not just the politics of economics, but power relations internally in aid organisations, in recipient nations, and between donor and recipient.

  In particular, the book examines how aid agencies are using political economy analysis to inform their decision making and to push aid projects through, whilst failing to engage meaningfully with wider politics. The book provides an in-depth critical analysis of the Washington Consensus model of political economy analysis, contrasting it with the Beijing Consensus, and suggesting that political economy analysis has to be recast in order to accommodate new and emerging paradigms. A range of alternative theoretical frameworks are suggested, demonstrating how political economy analysis could be used to provide a deeper and richer understanding of development aid interventions, and their impact and effectiveness.

  This book is perfect for students and researchers of development, global politics and international relations, as well as also being useful for practitioners and policy makers within government, development aid organizations, and global institutions.