| Dams as Aid: A Political Anatomy of Nordic Development Thinking Contributor(s): Usher, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415154642 ISBN-13: 9780415154642 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $256.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1997 Annotation: "Dams as Aid" is a critical analysis of the funding and building of dams in the developing world. Drawing on the experiences in the Nordic region, Usher explores the mechanisms through which international aid subsidizes dams to create new markets, and the environmental and political economy struggles therein. Case studies of dams in Chile, Tanzania, and Laos are explored in depth to provide a broad international comparative framework. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Economic Development - Technology & Engineering | Civil - Dams & Reservoirs |
| Dewey: 333.910 |
| LCCN: 97213718 |
| Series: Routledge Studies in Development and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.44" W x 9.32" (0.87 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Developing World |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Dams As Aid brings together key issues in the aid/environment/development debate. Through her examination of dams, Usher sheds light on wider issues of the political economy of aid. Detailed analysis of dams and aid case studies are included, particularly on Nordic dams which provide most graphic illustrations, and these detailed case studies are located within a broad comparative and theoretical perspective. |