FRIDE - Sogge, David

David Sogge

Researcher, Transnational Institute, Amsterdam

David Sogge has worked in the field of foreign aid for more than 30 years in both aid organisations and as an independent advisor. He is the author and co-author of numerous books and articles on Angola, Mozambique and other African countries, as well as various publications produced through international organisations. He is a visiting professor at the Universities of Harvard and Princeton, and a fellow of the Transnational Institute in Amsterdam.

His most recent books include: "Compassion & Calculation. The Business of Private Foreign Aid", Pluto Press/Transnational Institute, London,1996 (Spanish edition: Compasión y Calculo. Un análisis de la cooperación no gubernamental al desarrollo, Icaria Barcelona 1998), and "Give and Take. What's the Matter with Foreign Aid?", Zed Books, 2002. (Spanish edition: Dar y Tomar. Qué sucede con la ayuda internacional? Icaria, Barcelona, 2004). He is the co-author of "Selling US Wars" (Ed. Achin Vanaik, London, 2007).