This book is informed, not only by Li Lanquing's personal experience as a trailblazer & a decision-maker, but also by some 330 declassified files, documents & hand-written scripts hitherto unavailable to the public

Debates over foreign aid can seem strangely innocent of history. Economists argue about effectiveness and measurement--how to make aid work. Meanwhile, critics in donor countries bemoan what they see as money wasted on corrupt tycoons or unworthy recipients. What most ignore is the essentially...