Psychology of Aid

by Stuart Carr, Mac MacLachlan, Eilish McAuliffe

Overview

Psychology of Aid provides an original, psychological approach to development studies, focusing as it does on the social aspects of aid and the motivational foundations. Designed as a practical tool for looking at development projects in a new and structured way, the authors bring many of the social apsects of development and aid together in one book; from the needs of the Northern donor to the public tensions between Third World host and foreign development agencies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415142076
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/14/1998
Series:	Routledge Studies in Development and Society , #5
Pages:	268
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Stuart C. Carr is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the Northern Territory University of Australia. His speciality is the social psychology of aid organizations, where he has researched and consulted extensively. Stuart is an Honorary Associate of the Asia-Pacific Institute of Human Resource and Development Studies, and Editor of the South Pacific Journal of Psychology. Eilish McAuliffe is Director of the Masters in Healthcare Management program at Trinity College, Dublin. She has worked with various development organizations, including UNICEF, WHO, and the World Bank. Mac MacLachlan is with the Department of Psychology, and is Director of the Centre for Health Behaviour, at Trinity College, Dublin. He specializes in health and organizational issues in international development and has worked with many international and indigenous NGOs.

Table of Contents

1 An Aid Cycle PART 1 Donors at Home 2 Donor Bias 3 The Aid Chain PART 2 Donors Abroad 4 Leadership, Participation, and Culture 5 Incremental Improvement 6 Expatriate Work Motivation PART 3 Hosts Abroad 7 Who Should Adapt to Whom? 8 Transactional Positioning PART 4 Hosts at Home 9 Intercultural Work Dynamics 10 Tolerance and Development 11 Why Not Pay Me? 12 Minimal Constraint

Editorial Reviews

'The integration of data from many cultures and aid projects, social and cognitive theories, and an emphasis on evaluating cultural assumptions in management and health, will benefit psychologists working in these areas who are interested in both explanations and practical suggestions. I believe that this book will become the standard reference for psychologists, from many different cultural backgrounds, working against poverty or social justice.' - South Pacific Journal of Psychology

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