@article{Jakupec2017, author = {Jakupec, Viktor}, title = {A Critique of the development aid discourse}, series = {Development aid—populism and the end of the neoliberal agenda}, journal = {Development aid—populism and the end of the neoliberal agenda}, publisher = {Springer}, address = {Cham}, isbn = {978-3-319-72748-6}, issn = {2211-4548}, doi = {10.1007/978-3-319-72748-6_3}, pages = {37 -- 52}, year = {2017}, abstract = {Despite the fact that development aid has broadened from economic growth theory to include human and social capital, there is a lack of a general agreement as to its benefits. This critical review and analyses of the development aid academic and institutional discourse identifies some major shortcomings. The dominance of economics at the expense of politics, and the imposition of development aid neoliberal conditionalities act as barriers to socio-economic development in aid recipient countries. An inference is offered to recast development aid through reconciliation within critical frameworks of different sides of the political spectrum.}, language = {en} }