Western Financial Assistance to the Developing World : Perceptions of the Power Imbalance and Its Impact on Fiscal Terms

This unconventional book addresses the imbalance of power between countries that give and receive funds for international financial development, with particular attention to the outcomes and impacts of this imbalance on recipient countries. It provides an in-depth analysis of the perceptions that population segments of recipient countries have of the power plays inherent in giving and receiving financial assistance, delving deep into the factors that affect these perceptions to examine how and why developed countries wield power over countries receiving financial assistance. While the text focuses primarily on African countries, it also addresses the broader power imbalance between developed countries in the global north and developing countries in the global south. It also examines perceptions of development assistance and power imbalance between the global south in general and the BRICS countries which provide assistance to the global south in particular. This book is an ideal tool for those studying the socioeconomic impacts of international financial assistance to developing countries. This Unconventional Book Addresses The Imbalance Of Power Between Countries That Give And Receive Funds For International Financial Development, With Particular Attention To The Outcomes And Impacts Of This Imbalance On Recipient Countries. It Provides An In-depth Analysis Of The Perceptions That Population Segments Of Recipient Countries Have Of The Power Plays Inherent In Giving And Receiving Financial Assistance, Delving Deep Into The Factors That Affect These Perceptions To Examine How And Why Developed Countries Wield Power Over Countries Receiving Financial Assistance.--p. [4] Of Cover. Introduction : A Sense Of The Context -- Conceptual And Key Issues -- Understanding The Exercise Of Power -- Appreciating Perception And Power -- Perceptions, Outcomes, And Power : Positives And Negatives. Chuku-dinka R. Spencer. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 209-218) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Introduction: A Sense of the Context....Pages 1-21 Conceptual and Key Issues....Pages 23-78 Understanding the Exercise of Power....Pages 79-121 Appreciating Perception and Power....Pages 123-178 Perceptions, Outcomes, and Power: Positives and Negatives....Pages 179-196 Conclusions....Pages 197-207 Back Matter....Pages 209-221