Canadian International Development Assistance Policies
Subtitle: An Appraisal
Edition: 2nd edition
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Published: March 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780773514096
Subjects: Economic And Technical Assistance; Foreign Economic Policy; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Public Policy - Economic Policy; Aid & relief programmes; Canada; Development studies; Economics; Politics - Current Events
Description: For over twenty-five years the activities and programs of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) have been considered to be the most important international expression of Canadian social values. Increasingly, however, CIDA's focus has shifted from humanitarian concerns toward commercial and foreign policy considerations.

This collection of essays provides analyses of the major components of the Canadian aid program, the issues that have challenged and perplexed CIDA, and the many and conflicting pressures that have influenced the agency. This revised edition includes an epilogue that brings the discussion up to date through an examination of the report of the 1994 Special Joint Parliamentary Committee and the government's response.