TY - BOOK AU - Torres,James F. TI - New directions for development in Third World countries: the failure of US foreign policy SN - 9781856284189 U1 - 338.91 TOR PY - 1993/// CY - Aldershot PB - Avebury KW - Economic assistance, American KW - Developing countries N1 - Includes bibliographical references; 1. Grassroots development 2. What went wrong 3. Political power and political stability 4. Corruption and inefficiency 5. A state of mind 6. Misdirected U.S. foreign policy 7. What to do? 8. Money matters 9. The right tools 10. Women's role in development 11. The trouble with AID 12. New directions N2 - After more than 40 years of assistance and investment by the developed nations the gap between rich and poor nations has increased. This text examines the reasons for this phenomena and proposes more effective ways to direct foreign assistance efforts in the future ER -