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The Politics and Economics of Britain's Foreign Aid : the Pergau Dam Affair.
The Pergau dam in Malaysia was the most controversial project in the history of British aid. Because of its high cost, it was a poor candidate for aid funding. It was provided in part to honour a highly irregular promise of civil aid in connection with a major arms deal. After two parliamentary inqu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2012.
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Title; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; 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 British media and trouble with Malaysia; 13 ODA objections: Right or wrong?; 14 A fairish nightmare; Appendix I: Pergau chronology; Appendix II: The economics of Pergau: technical note. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Appendix III: Dramatis personaeGlossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index. | |
| 520 | |a The Pergau dam in Malaysia was the most controversial project in the history of British aid. Because of its high cost, it was a poor candidate for aid funding. It was provided in part to honour a highly irregular promise of civil aid in connection with a major arms deal. After two parliamentary inquiries and intense media coverage, in a landmark judgement the aid for Pergau was declared unlawful. Tim Lankester offers a detailed case study of this major aid project and of government decision-making in Britain and Malaysia. Exposing the roles played by key politicians and other stakeholders on bo. | ||
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