{"product_id":"the-future-of-aid-jonathan-glennie-9780367404970","title":"The Future of Aid: Global Public Investment","description":"\u003cp\u003eInternational cooperation has never been more needed, but the current system of \"aid\" is outdated and ineffective. \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Aid \u003c\/i\u003ecalls for a wholesale restructuring of the aid project, a totally new approach fit for the challenges of the 21st century: Global Public Investment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the world, billions of people are struggling to get by in unequal and unsustainable societies, and international public finance, which should be part of the answer, is woefully deficient. Engagingly written by a well-known expert in the field, \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Aid \u003c\/i\u003ecalls for a series of paradigm shifts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom a narrow focus on poverty to a broader attack on inequality and sustainability.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom seeing international public money as a temporary last resort, to valuing it as a permanent force for good.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom North-South transfers to a collective effort, with all paying in and all benefitting.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom outdated post-colonial institutions to representative decision-making.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom the othering and patronising language of \"foreign aid\", to the empowering concept of Global Public Investment.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen years ago, in \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Aid\u003c\/i\u003e, Jonathan Glennie highlighted the dangers of aid dependency and the importance of looking beyond aid. Now he calls for a revolution in the way that we think about the role of public money to back up our ambitious global objectives. In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, it is time for a new era of internationalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Glennie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367404974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367404970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/30\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Jonathan Glennie","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47965133603071,"sku":"9780367404970","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b39ad759-3736-4bbd-be27-b603bae1c73d.jpg?v=1767278623","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-future-of-aid-jonathan-glennie-9780367404970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}