Agencies in foreign aid : comparing China, Sweden, and the United States in Tanzania

In contrast to the bulk of the literature on foreign aid, which deals with it as an instrument of foreign policy or focuses on problems of implementation, this book examines the role of the aid agencies themselves, from a recipient's perspective, and provides longitudinal as well as comparative analysis. The principal aid agencies of China, Sweden and the United States began their operations in Tanzania simultaneously in the early 1960s but from very different ideological premises. Nonetheless, they all fell into operational traps that have limited the effectiveness of their contributions to Tanzanian development. The editors draw lessons about how foreign aid, if it is going to continue, needs to be reformed at the agency level. In Contrast To The Bulk Of The Literature On Foreign And, Which Deals With It As An Instrument Of Foreign Policy Or Centres On Problems Of Implementing It Effectively, This Book Examines The Role Of The Aid Agencies Themselves. By Starting From A Recipient's Perspective, And Providing A Longitudinal As Well As Comparative Analysis, The Contributors Demonstrate The Problems That These Agencies Have Brought To Foreign Aid Operations.--jacket. 1. Studying Foreign Aid Organizations: Theory And Concepts / Goran Hyden And Rwekaza Mukandala -- 2. From Proud Defiance To Beggary: A Recipient's Tale / Rwekaza Mukandala -- 3. An Agency Under Siege: Usaid And Its Mission In Tanzania / Stephen L. Snook -- 4. Giving Aid On The Recipient's Terms: The Swedish Experience In Tanzania / Ole Elgstrom -- 5. From Proletarian Internationalism To Mutual Development: China's Cooperation With Tanzania, 1965-95 / Ai Ping -- 6. Foreign Aid Agencies, 1965-95: A Comparative Assessment / Goran Hyden And Kenneth Mease. Edited By Goran Hyden And Rwekaza S. Mukandala. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction....Pages 1-7 Studying Foreign Aid Organizations: Theory and Concepts....Pages 8-30 From Proud Defiance to Beggary: A Recipient’s Tale....Pages 31-67 An Agency under Siege: USAID and its Mission in Tanzania....Pages 68-115 Giving Aid on the Recipient’s Terms: The Swedish Experience in Tanzania....Pages 116-155 From Proletarian Internationalism to Mutual Development: China’s Cooperation with Tanzania, 1965–95....Pages 156-201 Foreign Aid Agencies, 1965–95: A Comparative Assessment....Pages 202-236 Back Matter....Pages 237-246 "In contrast to the bulk of the literature on foreign and, which deals with it as an instrument of foreign policy or centres on problems of implementing it effectively, this book examines the role of the aid agencies themselves. By starting from a recipient's perspective, and providing a longitudinal as well as comparative analysis, the contributors demonstrate the problems that these agencies have brought to foreign aid operations."--BOOK JACKET. Most studies of foreign aid deal with its role as an instrument of foreign policy or its effectiveness at the project level. This book focuses on the complications that the operational modalities of donor agencies bring to foreign aid. By starting from a recipient perspective and providing a longitudinal interpretation of the behavior and strategies of these agencies, this book offers fresh insights into foreign aid and how it might be reformed. Rather than dealing with foreign aid as an instrument of foreign policy or focusing on problems of implementation, this work examines the role of the aid agencies themselves, from a recipient's perspective, and provides longitudinal as well as comparative analysis.