Tim Lankester

The Politics and Economics of Britain's Foreign Aid (eBook, ePUB)

The Pergau Dam Affair

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a comprehensive and critical account of a significant episode in British - Malaysia relations and gives readers a detailed case study of a major aid project and of government decision-making in Britain and Malaysia. It describes the origins of the proposal to fund the Pergau Dam, the Overseas Development Administration's initial response, the pressure on ODA from the UK contractors and other government departments, the offer of aid by Mrs Thatcher, and the scandal that followed.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136271229
• Artikelnr.: 38258417

Autorenporträt

Sir Tim Lankester was UK Executive Director on the boards of the IMF and World Bank, and later Permanent Secretary of the Overseas Development Administration. He was Director of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, and from 2001 to 2009 President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He has published articles and book reviews on aid and development. He is currently Chairman of the Council of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and an Advisor on South East Asia to the consulting firm, Oxford Analytica.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. British Overseas Aid 3. The Pergau Hydroelectric Scheme
4. Politicians and Bureaucrats 5. Dr Mahathir and the Politics of Malaysia
6. Arms and Aid Entangled 7. Mrs Thatcher's Offer 8. ODA Entrapped 9.
Crunch Time in Whitehall 10. Parliament Steps In 11. Legal Challenge 12.
The Media and Trouble with Malaysia 13. ODA Objections: Right or Wrong? 14.
A Fairish Nightmare