Egypt and the politics of U.S. economic aid
By: Marvin G. Weinbaum
Series: Westview special studies on the Middle East; Westview special studies on the Middle East
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2019
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
ISBN-13: 9780429035647
Subjects: American Economic assistance; Foreign relations; Aide économique américaine; Relations extérieures; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS; Industries; General; Diplomatic relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Half Title; About the Book and Author; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Directions and Strategies in U.S. Foreign Aid; Evolving Approaches to Aid Policy; Funding Foreign Aid; Reordering Priorities; Policy Objectives; Notes; 2 Aid and Egypt's Infitah; Nasser's Closed Door; The War and Infitah; U.S. Patronage; Infitah's Gains and Losses; Reassessments of Infitah; Notes; 3 Dependent Development; Disincentives and Distortions; The Nature of Dependence; Conclusion; Notes; 4 Programs and Projects; The AID Portfolio; title: Infrastructure and IndustryAgriculture; Rural Development and Decentralization; Social and Technological Development; International Cooperation; Alternative Modes; Notes; 5 Bureaucratic Constraints; Conditions of AID; The AID Mission; Intrabureaucratic Differences; The Other Bureaucracy; The Interface Between Bureaucracies; Conclusion; Notes; 6 Aid and Policy Reform; The Dimensions and Magnitude of Subsidies; Distributive Inequities; Distortions in the Economy; External Pressures on Economic Policies; Options and Risks in Changing Policies; Legitimacy and Change; Notes; title: 7 Aid in the Future of U.S.-Egyptian RelationsPublic Attitudes; The U.S. Profile; Bilateral Dialogue; The Stakes; The Alternatives; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index