Aid : understanding international development cooperation / John Degnbol-Martinussen and Poul Engberg-Pedersen ; translated by Marie Bille.

Translation of Bistand : udvikling eller afvikling.

Includes bibliographical references (p.320-337) and index.

1. Introduction -- 2. Motives and Interests -- 3. Development Goals -- 4. Aid Strategies -- 5. Size and Distribution of Foreign Aid -- 6. Official Bilateral Assistance -- 7. Multilateral Aid -- 8. The Role of NGOs in Development Cooperation -- 9. Actors in Aid Interaction -- 10. Emergency Relief and Humanitarian Assistance -- 11. Evaluation -- 12. The Impact of Aid -- 13. Problems and Challenges of Development Cooperation with States in the South -- 14. Perspectives of Prospects for Development Cooperation in the Twenty-first Century -- App.: Donor Countries and Recipient Countries.

This book argues that no better alternative exists to replace taxpayer-financed aid as the main mechanism for promoting greater equality between North and South and within the countries of the South. It should therefore be continued while at the same time being made more effective and efficient, and the authors present ideas to achieve this. They conclude by examining new modes of financing developoment and new modes of international cooperation aimed at bringing about growth and human development.