Notes on the Book:  Developing countries reliant on aid want to escape from this dependence, and yet they appear unable to do so. The book shows how the developing countries can liberate themselves from the aid that pretends to be developmental but is not. Exiting aid dependence should be at the top of the political agenda of all countries. This timely book cautions countries of the South against endorsing the Accra Action Agenda (AAA) offered by the OECD. If adopted, it would subject the recipients to a discipline of collective control by the donors right down to the village level. This will specially affect the donor-dependent countries, in particular the poorer and more vulnerable countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.