Psychology of Aid

· Routledge
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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.

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.

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