About the authors

Acknowledgements

1 | Introduction

1 Oxfamming the world

2 Philanthropy vs the generosity of the taxpayer

The idea of development

Relational development

A systems triangle

Figure 1.1 The aid triangle

Our approach

2 | Aid

The idea of aid

Table 2.1 Some emphatic and emotive book titles attesting to problemsin international aid

The political economy of aid

The new millennium

Inclusive development

Conclusion

3 | Dominance

Dominance in ‘knowing what is best for’ development

It’s the contradiction, stupid

What about the ‘underdeveloped’ guys?

No, I’m not going to show you the money!

Table 3.1 Planning balance sheet for project aid and direct budget support

Dominance behind insinuations of ‘corruption’

Dominance, governance and the tangle of accountability

Celebrity as dominance

Box 3.1 Some thoughts on celebrity and international aid

Table 3.2 Causes associated with most popular celebrities

Dominance in organizations

Dominance in institutions

Figure 3.1 An inverse resonance effect in Tanzania

Dominance against individuals

Figure 3.2 Perceived social dominance in different countries

The system

Context

Socialization

Expatocracy

A culture myth

Dominance is not everything

Conclusion

4 | Justice

More corruption

Types of justice

Table 4.1 A taxonomy of work justice

Functionality

From justice to productivity

Figure 4.1 Relationship between job satisfaction and managerial consideration

Figure 4.2 Degree of job satisfaction related to satisfaction with different aspects of the job

Interventions

Project aid

Coping strategies

Figure 4.3 Theoretical coping strategies in aid projects

Table 4.2 Items on which pay groups differed

Box 4.1 Indicative quotes from qualitative research in the Solomon Islands

Interventions

Conclusion

5 | Identity

Soul wounds

Group identity

Institutional identity

Individual identity

Figure 5.1 Navigating the dynamics of aid and development

Inclusion

Exclusion

Reactance

Conversion

Capacity and capability

Case example

Case analysis

Identity and civil society

Brand aid

Conclusion

6 | Learning

Capabilities and justice

Organizational learning theory

Table 6.1 A taxonomy of organizational learning

Table 6.2 Principles to facilitate learning in partnerships

Box 6.1 Reported Irish NGO activity in Africa, circa 2005

Recognizing complexity

Conclusion

7 | Conclusion

Contemporary grand narratives

Incremental improvement

The scale and rate of change

Personal transformation and the aid triangle

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index