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While Africa is the biggest recipient of aid globally, the terms,
conditions and principles upon which aid is delivered are rarely
defined by the people of Africa - although it is for them that this
aid, at least rhetorically, is meant to create positive change.
With the current global economic crisis and high-level meetings on
aid effectiveness, the debate on aid to Africa is resurgent. Coming
from the diverse perspectives of African social commentators,
academics and activists including Demba Moussa Dembele, Patrick
Bond, Samir Amin and Charles Mutasa, this comprehensive volume
explores the premise, history and foundation upon which the concept
of aid is based. It considers aid's relationship to the broader
development discourse in Africa, the politics and power dynamics of
aid mechanisms and how the emergence of powers such as China and
India are redefining the global aid architecture. Aid to Africa
considers how to create a more just aid system that contributes to
Africa's development while also elaborating alternative approaches
that understand the inherent inequity of aid. Critically, this book
provides a framework not merely to render aid more effective,
something which the current mainstream discourse is grappling to
define, but to create an alternative African development paradigm
from Pan-Africanist, feminist and other perspectives.
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