Despite Good Intentions: Why Development Assistance to the Third World Has Failed

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Abbreviations AICPA American Institute of Certified Public Accountants CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research DAC Development Assistance Committee EEC European Economic Community Danida Danish International Development Agency DFID Department for International Development (U.K.) FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FASB Financial Accounting Standards Board IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IFPRI International Food Policy Research Institute ILO International Labour Organization IMF International Monetary Fund NGO nongovernmental organization ODA official development assistance OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development PCV Peace Corps volunteer SCF Save the Children Federation Sida Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency SIPA School for International and Public Affairs (Columbia University) UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund USAID United States Agency for International Development WHO World Health Organization DESPITE GOOD INTENTIONS This page intentionally left blank ...