Self-Reliance as a Development Objective in Foreign Aid: Ideology, Conceptualization, and Measurement

• In Event: Here to Help? Aid and Foreign Policy Objectives

Brief Overview

We examine the concept of self-reliance as a goal of U.S. foreign policy and its corresponding measurement by the U.S. government. We then evaluate this measurement, compare with other measures, and consider implications for development aid.

Authors

• Eric D. Raile, Montana State University

• Anwar Naseem, University of Central Asia

• James Oehmke

• Megan Roosevelt, Virginia Military Institute