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Using cross-national statistical evidence and his immense knowledge of Cambodia society Sophal Ear has produced an important book on the perverse effects of development aid on governance. If this could be the starting point from where future discussions began, therewould be a much greater chance of outsiders really helping poor countries to develop. -- James Robinson, David Florence Professor of Government, Harvard Sophal Ear's Aid Dependence in Cambodia is both passionate and level-headed. Inspired by his family's history and based on extensive field interviews and careful case studies, it offers a sustained criticism of how aid policies have contributed to dependence and helped undermine fragile democracy. There are valuable lessons here for all countries that are attempting to build peace and development with international assistance. -- Michael Doyle, Columbia University Khmer Rouge survivor Sophal Ear is uniquely qualified to address the issue of aid and dependence in developing countries. Much more tha academic criticism, Aid Dependence in Cambodia also charts a path for Cambodian reform. Although it is highly unlikely, Cambodian leaders would be wise to heed Ear's advice. -- Peter Maguire, author of Facing Death in Cambodia

Using cross-national statistical evidence and his immense knowledge of Cambodia society Sophal Ear has produced an important book on the perverse effects of development aid on governance. If this could be the starting point from where future discussions began, therewould be a much greater chance of outsiders really helping poor countries to develop. -- James Robinson, David Florence Professor of Government, Harvard

Using cross-national statistical evidence and his immense knowledge of Cambodia society Sophal Ear has produced an important book on the perverse effects of development aid on governance. If this could be the starting point from where future discussions began, there would be a much greater chance of outsiders really helping poor countries to develop. -- James Robinson, David Florence Professor of Government, Harvard Sophal Ear's Aid Dependence in Cambodia is both passionate and level-headed. Inspired by his family's history and based on extensive field interviews and careful case studies, it offers a sustained criticism of how aid policies have contributed to dependence and helped undermine fragile democracy. There are valuable lessons here for all countries that are attempting to build peace and development with international assistance. -- Michael Doyle, Columbia University Khmer Rouge survivor Sophal Ear is uniquely qualified to address the issue of aid and dependence in developing countries. Much more tha academic criticism, Aid Dependence in Cambodia also charts a path for Cambodian reform. Although it is highly unlikely, Cambodian leaders would be wise to heed Ear's advice. -- Peter Maguire, author of Facing Death in Cambodia

Using cross-national statistical evidence and his immense knowledge of Cambodian society, Sophal Ear has produced an important book on the perverse effects of development aid on governance. If this could be the starting point from which future discussions began, there would be a much greater chance of outsiders truly helping poor countries to develop. -- James Robinson, Harvard University Sophal Ear's Aid Dependence in Cambodia is both passionate and level-headed. Inspired by his family's history and based on extensive field interviews and careful case studies, it offers a sustained criticism of how aid policies have contributed to dependence and helped undermine fragile democracies. There are valuable lessons here for all countries attempting to build peace and development with international assistance. -- Michael Doyle, Columbia University Khmer Rouge survivor Sophal Ear is uniquely qualified to address the issue of aid and dependence in developing countries. Much more than academic criticism, Aid Dependence in Cambodia also charts a path for Cambodian reform. Although it is highly unlikely, Cambodian leaders would be wise to heed Ear's advice. -- Peter Maguire, author of Facing Death in Cambodia

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Sophal Ear is an assistant professor of national security affairs at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, where he teaches courses on postconflict reconstruction and political economy. Previously, he worked for the World Bank and the United Nations. A graduate of Princeton University and the University of California, Berkeley, he arrived in the United States from France as a Cambodian refugee at the age of ten.

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