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The Logic Of Aid: American Foreign Policy And Usaid In Rwanda, Ariel F. Hendrickson
The Logic Of Aid: American Foreign Policy And Usaid In Rwanda, Ariel F. Hendrickson
Masters Theses, 2010-2019
Since the end of World War II, development aid has become a permanent fixture of U.S. foreign policy. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has been the primary organization for implementing the American government’s development policies. Because of this, USAID provides an excellent lens for viewing the historical trajectory of American development aid. USAID’s experience in Rwanda demonstrates the broad policy shifts that define this historical trajectory. During the 1960s, modernization theory directed development projects. In the 1970s this shifted to a needs-based mandate, and during the 1980s market liberalization programs defined USAID’s objectives. The rich relationship between …