Nancy (Hrsg.) Birdsall

Short of the Goal

U.S Policy and Porly Performing States

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Failed states are at greatest risk for collapse and pose an urgent threat to international security. Yet, ironically, new U.S. foreign assistance programs such as the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) routinely bypass these poorly performing countries, while providing increased aid to so-called good performers. This volume provides a lucid account of failed states that are ineligible for this new assistance, thus residing on the other side of the MCA. The first part analyzes U.S. policy toward the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Indonesia, Yemen, Myanmar, and Central America in order to examine the fundamental causes of poor perfo… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-933286-05-1
EAN: 9781933286051
Produktnummer: 22243430
Verlag: Centre for Global Development
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
Seitenangabe: 420 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm 37 g
Gewicht: 37
Sonstiges: Professional & Vocational

Über den Autor

Nancy Birdsall is the founding president of the Center for Global Development. Prior to launching the center, Birdsall was senior associate and director of the Economic Reform Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. From 1993 to 1998, Birdsall was executive vice president of the Inter-American Development Bank. Milan Vaishnav was a staff member of the Center for Global Development's Commission on Weak States and U.S. National Security. Robert L. Ayres is assistant vice president of International Affairs at American University.