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Preface
Thisbookhasbeenpreparedlargelyonthebasisofmydoctoraldissertation
submittedattheWrocławUniversityofEconomics,Poland,in2014.Itincludeskey
findingsandconclusionsreachedoverthefour-year-longperiodofmyresearchin
thefieldofdevelopmenteconomicswithaparticularfocusonIndia’splacewithin
thatdiscourse.Despitemorethan60-year-longhistoryofforeignaidprovidedby
India,andtakingintoconsiderationtherecentrejuvenationofthephenomenon,this
subjectstillhasnotbeenelaboratedinacomprehensivemanner.Thisbookisthusan
attempttoaddressthisgap.
MyintentionwastodrawawidepictureofIndiaasadonorofdevelopment
assistancebydiscussingitspastandcontemporaryaid-relatedactivities,motives
behindassistance,administrationoftheflowofresources,geographicaldistribution
andaidmodalities.Thispicturehasbeenenlargedbyencompassingtwomore
dimensions.ThefirstwasthecontributionofIndiatothetheoryofdevelopment
economicsanddevelopmentassistance,whereasthesecondwasIndia’sroleinthe
developmentofinstitutionalenvironmentofglobalaidflows.Ibelievethatthosethree
dimensionsaltogether,reflectedbythreepartsofthisbook,allow-toalargerextent
-creatingacomprehensiveportraitofIndiawithindevelopmentdiscourseandpractice.
Theperspectiveemployedinthisbookistochallengethecommonperception
ofadevelopingcountrybeingapassivereceiverofideasoriginatedelsewhere,
particularlyintheWest,areceiverofdevelopmentassistanceandapassiveparticipant
intheframeworkofinternationalorganisations.Onthecontrary,Itriedtoportray
Indiaasanactivecontributortothetheoryofdevelopmenteconomicsandtheoryof
foreignassistance;asanagentofchangeininternational,institutionalenvironment,
andasanactiveproviderofresourcesforforeigndevelopment.Theexamplewas
providedforIndia,butIsupposethatasimilarperspectivecanbeappliedforan
analysisdonewithrespecttootherleadingdevelopingcountries.
Ihopethisworkwouldcontributetotheresearchonso-called“emerging
donors”andtotheresearchonIndiaasadonorinparticular,systematizingexisting
knowledge,providingnewinsightsandaddressingareasthathavereceivedlittle
scholarlyattentionsofar.Fromthatperspective,thebookisaddressedtothescholars
andpolicymakersworkingondevelopmenteconomics,developmentassistanceand
ontheforeignpolicyofIndia.However,forotherreaders,thebookmaybeofsome
helpinunderstandingtheplaceofcontemporaryIndiaininternationaleconomic
relations,andthecomplexityoftheglobalsystemofdevelopmentassistance.