Participatory Alternative Forms of Development, Compared with Orthodox top-down, foreign aid strategies for development in neoliberal Gambia/Africa

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dc.contributor.authorNjie, Sulaymanen
dc.contributor.committeechairRothschild, Joyceen
dc.contributor.committeememberBreslau, Danielen
dc.contributor.committeememberWeidner, Jason R.en
dc.contributor.departmentPublic and International Affairsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-07T07:00:19Zen
dc.date.available2014-12-07T07:00:19Zen
dc.date.issued2013-06-14en
dc.description.abstractThis study explores the problems facing the African continent in general and Gambia in particular. Specifically, it examines The Gambia\'s dependence on foreign aid, as a result of the Bretton Woods Institutions and the neoliberalization of Africa, and it juxtaposes the aforementioned with microfinance, as an alternative method for fighting poverty. Empirically, this work examines the potential effectiveness of Reliance Financial Services in Gambia\'s microfinance institution who are engaged in this burgeoning enterprise and that of the VISACAS, a grassroots microfinance organization in The Gambia.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Public and International Affairsen
dc.format.mediumETDen
dc.identifier.othervt_gsexam:1196en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/51045en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectOsususen
dc.subjectMicrofinanceen
dc.subjectNeoliberalismen
dc.subjectPovertyen
dc.subjectDevelopmenten
dc.subjectGambiaen
dc.subjectAfricaen
dc.subjectEconomicsen
dc.titleParticipatory Alternative Forms of Development, Compared with Orthodox top-down, foreign aid strategies for development in neoliberal Gambia/Africaen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplinePublic and International Affairsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public and International Affairsen

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