Critiquing the Politics, Policy & Practice of Development
Archive for February, 2007
India’s Foreign Aid Program
India has a longstanding foreign aid program and with economic growth has come the ability to play like the big boys, even if not with them. Yet, very little information is available, so I decided to do some web research. Here is what I learnt:
Foreign Policy on India: Dispelling Myths with Half Truths
The Foreign Policy is carrying a web exclusive by Barbara Crossette (and blog entry) on what is wrong with India. According the the FP blog, Ms. Crossette:
backed up her argument with lots of data showing that, for now, India’s vaunted rise, and its celebrated tolerance, are more hype than reality when it comes to improving [...]
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