Perspectives on European Development Cooperation: Policy and Performance of Individual Donor Countries and the EU

Events of the past twenty years, including the Cold War and the War on Terror, have meant that the environments of international development co-operation have changed extensively, with dramatic consequences for development policies and North-South relations in general.

Perspectives on European Development Cooperation takes stock of such changes, describing and analyzing the new European development agenda, including the role of the European Union. Essays by prominent authorities in the field examine the development policies of individual donor countries and focus on the principles and objectives governing aid strategies and the performances of these policies.

This book will be of interest to students of development studies and those involved in determining development policy.

Olav Stokke is the Senior Researcher at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, where he has also served as Acting Director, Deputy Director and the Research Director. He has written extensively on development issues including Food Aid and Human Security (2000) and Policy Coherence in Development Co-operation (1999).

Paul Hoebink is Associate Professor at the Centre for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), the Catholic University of Nijmegen. His research has focused on development co-operation policies, aid effectiveness and evaluation. He has published widely on the aid programmes of the Netherlands, the EU and other donors and is a member of several advisory boards.