TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kaplan,Jacob J.
TI  - The challenge of foreign aid: policies, problems, and possibilities 
AV  - HC60 .K34
U1  - 338.9173 
PY  - 1967///
CY  - New York
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Economic assistance, American
N1  - Includes index; Include bibliographical references
N2  - THIS is a book of considerable importance. The author writes with a background of long operational experience, his style is clear and pungent and he deals with issues that are too often swept under the carpet as being too sensitive or awkward to handle. These include aid motivation, objectives,
administration, decision-making and strategy. The subject matter is limited to American aid. This is certainly large enough to handle on its own, but more references to the experiences of other aid providers would have been useful, not only in themselves, but also to show the American policies in better perspective. Even so, the fact is that the United States is
the largest donor, and the size, nature and objectives of its aid programme have a tremendous impact not only on those who receive assistance but also on other donors as well.
One of the main arguments in Mr. Kaplan's book is the importance of non-economic objectives in aid and the overriding significance of foreign policy considerations
ER  -