Nicolas van de Walle is the John S. Knight Professor of International Studies and the Director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University, and a Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for Global Development. He has published widely on democratization issues as well as on the politics of economic reform and on the effectiveness of foreign aid, with a special focus on Africa. His many publications include his most recent book, African Economies and the Politics of Permanent Crisis, 1979-1999 (Cambridge University Press, 2001).
"OVERCOIMING STAGNATION IN AID-DEPENDENT COUNTRIES is essential reading for every development professional, scholar, and policy maker. One of the most trenchant and relentlessly honest analysts of foreign aid, van de Walle brilliantly demonstrates in this work the importance of addressing governance and political problems in the poorest countries if foreign aid is to successfully promote economic development. In surveying the current landscape of foreign aid and aid reform proposals, van de Walle powerfully demonstrates why aid remains necessary and why translating good intentions into genuine reform has proven so elusive." —Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
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