Introduction: the dilemmas of aid -- The state of aid -- The strategic imperative -- The advisory business -- Making peace -- Delivering military assistance -- Building economies amidst conflict -- Conditionality and ownership -- Dreams of a Marshall plan -- Addressing the infrastructure deficit...

Sub-Saharan African countries have not fulfilled their potential since independence. While other developing countries and regions have grown over the past 50 years, much of Africa has stagnated. African leaders have become adept at externalizing blame, holding others responsible for Africa's...