Aid on the edge of chaos : rethinking international cooperation in a complex world / Ben Ramalingam.

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Preface: Globalization, development, and complexity -- Part 1. The way aid works: 1. A system to change ´the system´? ; 2. Thinking inside the box ; 3. Strategic mismanagement ; 4. The goats in the machine ; 5. Watching the watchmen ; 6. Part 1 epilogue: The trouble with Physics envy -- Part 2. The way the world works: 7. Introducing complexity ; 8. More than, and different to, the parts ; 9. The madness of men ; 10. Falling off cliffs ; 11. The devil is in the dynamics ; 12. Part 2 epilogue: What lies between order and chaos? -- Part 3. The way aid could work: 13. From Bali, with complexity ; 14. Systemic learning ; 15. Adaptive strategies ; 16. Networked organizations ; 17. Dynamic change ; 18. Part 3 epilogue: Moving beyond panaceas ; 19. Aid on the edge of chaos.

´It is widely recognised that the foreign aid system (which today involves every country in the world) is in need of drastic change. But there are conflicting opinions as to what is needed. Some call for dramatic increases in resources, to meet long-overdue commitments, and to scale up what is already being done around the world. Others point to the flaws in aid, and bang the drum for cutting it altogether, and argue that the fate of poor and vulnerable people be best placed in the hands of markets and the private sector. Meanwhile, growing numbers are suggesting that what is most needed is the creative, innovative transformation of how aid works. Aid on the Edge of Chaos is firmly in the third of these camps.´--Descripción del editor.