Acs, Zoltan J.Boardman, Mary C.2014-09-182014-09-182014-05https://hdl.handle.net/1920/8904This dissertation explores the ineffectiveness of development assistance as an intervention into a complex system, and makes a contribution in explaining how and why this is so. Specifically, this issue is explored within a charity-philanthropy context. As the build component of counterinsurgency (COIN) in Afghanistan is currently the most high-stakes, policy relevant example of US development assistance, this dissertation explores these issues within a COIN context.248 pagesenCopyright 2014 Mary C. BoardmanEconomicsPublic policyEntrepreneurshipAgent-Based ModelingCounterinsurgencyDevelopment AssistanceEconomic DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipPhilanthropyDissertation