COVID-19 and Foreign Aid: Nationalism and Global Development in a New World Order

The book COVID-19 and Foreign Aid provides a timely, critical, and thought-provoking analysis of the implications of the disruption of COVID-19 to the foreign aid and development system, exploring the impact of the pandemic on development aid within an environment of shifting national and regional priorities and interactions. It argues that complex and multidirectional linkages between politics, economics, society, and the environment are driving changes in the extant development aid system, and offers critical reflections on shifts in the world order, the rise of nationalism, the strange non-death of neoliberalism, shifts in globalisation, and the evolving impact of COVID as a cross-cutting crisis.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 340 pages
Publication date: 24 November 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the foreign aid and development system, presenting both challenges and opportunities for change. In this timely and thought-provoking analysis, experts from various fields explore the implications of the disruption and assess the extent to which the system remains relevant, legitimate, and coherent.

Drawing on their extensive expertise, the authors examine the impact of the pandemic on development aid within a changing global landscape. They analyze the shifting national and regional priorities, as well as the complex interactions between different actors involved in the aid system. The response focuses on the interrelated themes of political analysis and soft power, the legitimation crisis, poverty, inequality, foreign aid, and the disruption and re-making of the world order.

The book argues that the development aid system is undergoing a significant transformation driven by complex and multidirectional linkages between politics, economics, society, and the environment. It highlights the need for a more holistic and integrated approach to development that takes into account the interconnectedness of these factors.

COVID-19 and Foreign Aid offers a range of critical reflections on the shifts in the world order, the rise of nationalism, the persistence of neoliberalism, changes in globalisation, and the evolving impact of COVID as a cross-cutting crisis in the development aid system. The authors provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities that arise from these developments, offering practical recommendations for reform and adaptation.

This book is of interest to researchers and students in the field of health and development studies, decision-makers at government level, as well as to those working in or consulting to international aid institutions, regional and bilateral aid agencies, and non-governmental organisations. It serves as a valuable resource for understanding the complexities of the foreign aid and development system and for developing effective strategies for addressing the challenges of the 21st century.

Weight: 544g
Dimension: 156 x 233 x 28 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032227115